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Remington appointed to Milwaukee County Circuit Court
The appointment will fill the vacancy created by Judge Ellen Brostrom’s resignation, effective May 3, 2024. Remington will complete a term ending July 31, 2025.
Project seeks volunteer lawyers to help make dent in evictions
Every year, there are at least 12,000 eviction actions filed in Milwaukee County. The cases are handled by five court commissioners and one judge. Many times, the litigants are not represented by lawyers.
Milwaukee man gets 27 years in father’s fatal beating
A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for fatally beating his father last year.
BENCH BLOG: Errors abound in child sexual assault case
An attorney’s recent representation of a defendant charged with child sexual assault was so ineffective that the defendant’s constitutional right to counsel was violated and his convictions reversed.
Milwaukee teen gets 45 years for homicide, sexual assault
A 19-year-old Milwaukee man accused of raping his ex-girlfriend's 15-year-old sister before killing her new boyfriend last January has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Service is front and center for Brostrom
Ellen Brostrom’s passion for service started with a summer job at a soup kitchen.
Chief judge, Walker counsel duel over block grant
Gov. Walker’s proposed Supreme Court block grant will give the court system flexibility in spending for the coming biennium, however some are concerned that the block grant still leaves the court system struggling to make ends meet.
Court focuses on challenges of veterans who offend (UPDATE)
All the defendants in one specialized Milwaukee County court share a common link.
State’s drug courts grow, but racial disparities persist
Even before Dane County Circuit Judge Sarah O’Brien crunched the numbers, she knew something was amiss. Her strongest evidence: “The courtroom didn’t look right when I walked in.”
Wis. gynecologist gets year in jail in sex case
A Milwaukee area gynecologist has been sentenced to a year in jail for having inappropriate sexual contact and conversation with four patients.
Dallet finds balance on Milwaukee County bench
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet doesn’t have a problem finding ways to occupy her time.
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- Wisconsin Supreme Court ends minority college grants
- Young immigration lawyer earns Wisconsin honor
- Wisconsin lawmaker sued over credit card debt
- Wisconsin shoreline access dispute reignites in Ozaukee County
- Door County group sues DNR over Potawatomi park project
- Judge denies Dugan bid to overturn conviction
- Trump allies plead not guilty in Wisconsin elector case
- Minocqua Brewing sues Wisconsin over beer seizure
- Secretary of State candidate faces ballot signature questions
- DOJ appeals ruling on Wisconsin voter data access
- Manitowoc accountant gets probation in $42K theft case
- Wisconsin dairy farmers sue over federal checkoff program
Case Digests
- Residential Leases-Wisconsin Consumer Act
- Landlord-Tenant Law
- 6th Amendment-Postconviction Motion
- Administrative Law-Municipal Authority
- Landlord-Tenant Regulations
- Negligence-Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur
- Bankruptcy Plans-Administrative Priority Claims
- Fee Allocations
- First Amendment-Trade Libel
- Sentencing Guidelines-Mitigation Arguments
- Fourteenth Amendment
- Sentence Enhancement-Statutory Interpretation
