The Committee of Chief Judges has selected a St. Croix County Circuit Court judge to lead a group that oversees administrative matters in the circuit and municipal courts.
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High court chooses judges to lead judicial districts
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed two new chief judges and reappointed two others to lead judicial districts in the state.
Read More »Brown County judge to lead Committee of Chief Judges
A Brown County Circuit Court judge will lead the state’s Committee of Chief Judges.
Read More »Minister gets 30 years for sexual assaults in Green Bay area
A Wisconsin minister convicted of sexually assaulting teenage girls in the Green Bay area has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Read More »Program seeks to reduce state’s prison population
A more humane, less costly alternative to throwing drug addicts into prison is a key goal of a Lakeshore-area social justice group.
Read More »State’s judges noncompliant with OWI penalties (UPDATE)
Some chronic drunken drivers in Wisconsin spend little time behind bars on felony charges due to lenient sentencing.
Read More »Court review troubles tribes
A clash between a small group of Oneida Nation of Wisconsin members and tribal leadership has made its way to the state Supreme Court and could limit sovereignty for 10 other tribes.
Read More »Kremers elected judges chief
The state’s Committee of Chief Judges on Monday selected Milwaukee County Circuit Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers to be its new chief.
Read More »Appeals court: Judge’s God remarks didn’t bias sentence
A Wisconsin appeals court has rejected a sex offender's arguments that a judge improperly called his offenses as an abomination in the sight of God.
Read More »Restoration franchisee to pay for territory breach
One Wisconsin franchise of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Paul Davis Restoration Inc. can be forced to pay more than $100,000 in fees and penalties to another branch in state, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tuesday.
Read More »State’s high court picks new Committee of Chief Judges members
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday selected circuit court judges from Jefferson, Vilas and Wood counties to serve as new members of the Committee of Chief Judges, effective Aug. 1.
Read More »Brown County considers veterans’ court
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Judges in Brown County are working to establish a special court for military veterans. Judge Kendall Kelley said that in some cases military veteran offenders are more in need of treatment than prison. Kelley said the goal is to find the most effective way of dealing with the mental health issues that can plague veterans, ...
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