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Justices honor Crooks, no word on replacement
Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court held a moment of silence Tuesday to honor their colleague Patrick Crooks a day after his sudden death, while Gov. Scott Walker remained silent on whether he would appoint a replacement ahead of next spring's judicial elections.
Supreme Court holds moment of silence for Crooks
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held a moment of silence Tuesday for Justice Patrick Crooks, a day after he died in his chambers.
Justice Crooks dies in chambers at state Capitol (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patrick Crooks died Monday in the state Capitol.
BENCH BLOG: Drunken driving case leads Supreme Court to correct Court of Appeals
The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Court of Appeals in a decision that would have remanded a case to the circuit court in order to expose a drunken driver to a higher maximum sentence.
Kloppenburg, Donald plan runs for state Supreme Court (UPDATE)
State Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg and Milwaukee County Circuit Judge M. Joseph Donald both said Friday they intend to run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year.
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.
State’s high court upholds conviction in platinum teeth case
A Milwaukee judge properly ordered a jail inmate to display his platinum teeth in court to verify an investigator's testimony, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday.
State Supreme Court to hear to tribal transfer petition
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold a public hearing on whether to keep, tweak or strike a rule allowing circuit courts to transfer cases to the tribal system, the justices decided Monday.
Justices consider removal of victims’ names from filings (UPDATE)
State Supreme Court justices had many questions Monday for the proponents of a measure to disallow the use of victims' names in certain appellate filings.
BENCH BLOG: State justices divide on determining consent
What can an ordinary passenger do to stop police from searching the passenger’s property when it’s in a vehicle being searched with the driver’s consent?
Lawyer saw writing on wall for Act 10 ruling
One of the lead challengers of Act 10 said he had a good idea which way the ruling would go well before the state Supreme Court handed down its decision Thursday.
High court upholds domestic partner registry (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's domestic partner registry does not violate the state's ban on gay marriage, the state Supreme Court said Thursday in a unanimous decision that gay rights activists hailed as an important but intermediate step in legalizing same-sex marriage.
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WLJ People
- Evers appoints McElroy as Price County district attorney
- Evers appoints Ann Peacock to Dane County Circuit Court
- Michael Best appoints Sarah Alt to new role as chief process and AI officer
- Attorney Peter Baziano joins Murphy Desmond in its Business and Real Estate practice groups
- GRGB partner Karnes honored at Run for Justice
- DeWitt’s Miotke reappointed to SPD’s Board
- Hupy and Abraham wins award for ‘Behind the Handlebars’ video series
- Evers appoints trio to Milwaukee County Circuit Court
- Kubiak joins Amundsen Davis’ Business Litigation Service Group
- GRGB partners Jason Luczak, Nicole Masnica honored with Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers award
- Teuta Jonuzi, Joshua Hargrove promoted to equity partners at Tracey Wood & Associates
- Reinhart’s Taggatz joins International Association of Defense Counsel
