Milwaukee attorney Thomas Hruz has been appointed to the Wausau-based District 3 Court of Appeals, Gov. Scott Walker’s office announced Monday.

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Mark Mangerson will retire July 31 after less than three years on the District 3 bench.

A mental commitment case that recently went before the state Supreme Court offers a valuable lesson to attorneys and judges: listen closely.

Gov. Scott Walker on Friday appointed Oneida County Circuit Court Judge Mark Mangerson to serve on the bench in the District Three Court of Appeals. Mangerson replaces Judge Ed Brunner, who retired in August after four years on the appellate court bench. Mangerson served as Branch 2 judge in Oneida County for 24 years, but filed notification of non-candidacy with ...

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The families of six young people gunned down by a rogue sheriff’s deputy in one of the most horrific mass shootings in Wisconsin history can’t challenge the county’s decision to hire him, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Forest County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Peterson showed up at a party at his ...