The Milwaukee County courthouse can be a daunting place for pro se petitioners. And for transgender people who are trying to change their names, the entire legal process can appear just as intimidating.

The Legal Action Wisconsin attorney Kori Ashley has been named a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge.

Gov. Tony Evers has named Jack L. Dávila the newest Milwaukee County circuit court judge. Dávila fills a vacancy made by Judge Maxine White's appointment to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

“I always thought that I saw a little bit of myself and my family in the sufferings of people who came before us.”

Judge Mary Triggiano is the new chief judge of the First Judicial Administrative District in Milwaukee County. The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Triggiano's appointment on Wednesday.

Gov. Tony Evers is looking for applicants for Milwaukee County Circuit Court - Branch I judge. Judge Maxine White was appointed to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in January, making history and leaving a vacancy. Her appointment marks the first time a woman of color will serve on the Wisconsin appellate court.

Judge Maxine White has been appointed to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District 1. She’s the first woman of color to serve on the Wisconsin appellate court. White is the chief judge of the First Judicial District and is responsible for the administrative, fiscal and personnel oversight of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court. She’s been a Milwaukee County Circuit Court ...

Three stakeholders in Milwaukee County’s criminal justice system will be appearing at a Marquette University Law School event to discuss the county’s use of a risk-assessment system.

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.

Members of Milwaukee’s legal community gathered Thursday for the annual State of the Courts Luncheon held at the Wisconsin Club and hosted by the Milwaukee Bar Association.

Milwaukee County is looking for a full-time court commissioner.

Paulette Brown's stop in Wisconsin on Tuesday is part of her latest goal.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed a replacement for outgoing Milwaukee County Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers.

A Milwaukee attorney known as the "Lemon Law King" has no claim to collect attorney's fees from a settlement his client reached without his involvement, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

A Wisconsin Judicial Council committee is working on a proposal to tweak and reorganize state statutes for some prisoner litigation.

Brown Deer officials and residents are waiting for a March court date to go to trial over the use of eminent domain for a $2.3 million streetscape project.

A court ruling is forcing Brown Deer officials and residents to go to trial over the use of eminent domain for a $2.3 million streetscape project.

A lawsuit filed by the owners of a prized Oconomowoc stallion against a prominent Wisconsin equine clinic gives new meaning to the phrase horsing around.

A Wisconsin lawmaker plans to introduce a bill that will regulate the amount attorneys can collect in some civil cases.

Growing up in rural Mississippi during the peak of civil unrest didn’t make for an easy childhood for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Maxine White.