In 2018, there was little change from 2017 in the rate at which the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed trial-court judges.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dallet sworn in (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet took the oath of office at the state Capitol on Monday in a ceremony attended by four of the other six justices.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Phoning in a guilty plea
In a carefully reasoned decision, the Court of Appeals required certain safeguards before a defendant may be allowed to plead guilty by phone.
Read More »High court to tackle business courts, conditional bar admission
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold public hearings Thursday on proposals to set up business courts and change the rules governing conditional admissions to the State Bar.
Read More »Study committee finalizes recommendations for reducing recidivism
A committee charged with studying how the state can reduce recidivism and obstacles to employment for ex-offenders is winding down.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Appeals court gets it right in complex case of statutory construction
The Court of Appeals recently tackled the novel question of whether an employee of a health care organization can access a patient’s records without the patient’s consent.
Read More »How judges fared: 2015 year in review
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals reviewed more than 800 cases in 2015 and, in the end, affirmed circuit court judges around the state about 82 percent of the time.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Dog bite case leads to unusual turn to emergency doctrine
In a case that saw a woman injured while trying to pull her dog from the jaws of a pit bull, a judge’s unrequested jury instruction concerning the emergency doctrine and unrequested restructuring of the verdict form's damages section led to a remand for a new trial.
Read More »Four appeals judges chosen to help select judicial candidates
Four Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges were selected Thursday to serve on the Government Accountability Candidate Committee to help select potential new judges.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Justices, judges assemble their wish lists
The Bench Blog’s Santa asked Wisconsin Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges what they want in their appellate Christmas stockings.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Calculating interest in settlements
How long should it take for an insurer’s check to arrive after a settlement has been reached? Does it matter on which continent the insurer is located? The Court of Appeals recently analyzed these questions.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Appeals decision should obviate further litigation
In December the Court of Appeals decided a novel insurance exclusion case involving a grade-school boy’s gun death.
Read More »Walker seeks applicants for Eau Claire County Circuit Court seat
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking a new judge for the Eau Claire County Circuit Court.
Read More »Minn. man gets 18 months in Wis. woman’s OD death
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota man will serve 18 months in prison for supplying drugs that led to the overdose death of a 22-year-old Eau Claire woman last summer. Twenty-nine-year-old Craig Harp of Red Wing, Minn., was sentenced Tuesday on a felony count of delivery of a narcotic drug. The Leader-Telegram reports Eau Claire County Judge Lisa Stark ...
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