Janesville judge to announce state Supreme Court run (UPDATE)
Rock County Circuit Judge Jim Daley plans to announce his candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, making him an early challenger to incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in the race to be decided next year.
Justices consider removal of victims’ names from filings (UPDATE)
State Supreme Court justices had many questions Monday for the proponents of a measure to disallow the use of victims' names in certain appellate filings.
Supreme splits deepen: Analysis of latest term reveals new lows for concurrence
Despite an absence of turnover on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in recent years, Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley are becoming increasingly marginalized.
COURT GESTURES BLOG: Offseason workout has Prosser rounding into shape
We’re still several months away from any major state Supreme Court election activity, but recent campaign finance reports reveal who continues to plug away during the offseason.
State’s Supreme Court upholds law allowing hearsay at prelim hearings
The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a law Wednesday allowing hearsay at preliminary hearings, a move defense attorneys said further weakens a defendant’s constitutional rights.
High court reprimands lawyer who slept with client
State justices on Tuesday publicly reprimanded a Milwaukee criminal defense attorney who had sexual relations with a client he later married.
Justices consider emails to crank through term load
As the Wisconsin Supreme Court rushes to work through an extensive backlog of cases, the justices are reconsidering their long-standing reluctance to use email to discuss opinions and revisions.
Justice Bradley continues to rise to challenges
Long before she assumed her place at the state’s highest court, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley stood out in Wisconsin’s legal community.
Justices deem attorney’s rule violation too minimal for discipline
A Monroe attorney who did not cooperate with an attorney discipline investigation violated the rules, but the violation was so minimal that it doesn’t require discipline, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Justice Bradley wants ‘more years on the court’
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley said Thursday she looks forward to “serving many more years on the court.”
Roggensack self-funding sentencing disparity study
Concerned by studies and articles that, she said, seemed to infer judges were sentencing black defendants more harshly than their white counterparts, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack is paying thousands of dollars of her own money to research the potential disparity.
State hikes pro hac vice fees
A $200 increase to the fee out-of-state attorneys pay to handle cases in Wisconsin will bring a much-needed boost to the state’s Access to Justice Commission and Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation.
Legal News
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- From bananas to baby socks, lawyers stick to routines before arguments
- Colleges should step up their diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, the government says
- Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear longshot case trying to head off impeachment
- Havana Syndrome hits CIA, Congress in Wisconsin, Russia takes credit
- Wisconsin woman gets life without parole for killing and dismembering ex-boyfriend
- Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers as he built real estate empire
- Wisconsin sues Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power
- Wisconsin state Senate’s chief clerk, former Legislative Council attorney, resigns following undisclosed allegation
- Watchdog files open meetings lawsuit against secret panel studying Wisconsin justice’s impeachment
- McCarthy allies press GOP holdouts
- States expand Medicaid dental coverage
WLJ People
- Evers appoints McElroy as Price County district attorney
- Evers appoints Ann Peacock to Dane County Circuit Court
- Michael Best appoints Sarah Alt to new role as chief process and AI officer
- Attorney Peter Baziano joins Murphy Desmond in its Business and Real Estate practice groups
- GRGB partner Karnes honored at Run for Justice
- DeWitt’s Miotke reappointed to SPD’s Board
- Hupy and Abraham wins award for ‘Behind the Handlebars’ video series
- Evers appoints trio to Milwaukee County Circuit Court
- Kubiak joins Amundsen Davis’ Business Litigation Service Group
- GRGB partners Jason Luczak, Nicole Masnica honored with Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers award
- Teuta Jonuzi, Joshua Hargrove promoted to equity partners at Tracey Wood & Associates
- Reinhart’s Taggatz joins International Association of Defense Counsel