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The Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t increase pay for court-appointed attorneys until January 2020.
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Read More »Lawyers line up to testify at public hearing on appointed counsel proposal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s final public hearing of the term will look at something that has long been a matter of concern: the low rate of compensation private attorneys receive when they are appointed to defend indigent criminal defendants.
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Read More »Attorneys want to increase public defender pay
Private attorneys in Wisconsin are again pushing for a pay increase when they are appointed by the state public defender to represent criminal defendants who can't afford a lawyer.
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Read More »Panel creates prosecutor board, approves raises for judges (UPDATE)
A budget-writing committee has given its endorsement to providing raises to the state’s judges, prosecutors and public defenders.
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Read More »Attorneys ask for higher pay rate for defending indigent (UPDATE)
Private attorneys who accept indigent defense appointments in Wisconsin say it's time the state raise the hourly rate for taking such cases.
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Read More »ON THE DEFENSIVE: With pay progression, prosecutors and defenders should come before judges
In her State of the Judiciary Address, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Pat Roggensack promised that she will fight for higher judicial salaries when the Legislature begins work on the state’s next budget.
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Read More »Committee scales back pay plan for newer state attorneys (UPDATE)
Wisconsin’s up-and-coming assistant attorneys general, public defenders and district attorneys won’t be able to make more than $57,688 a year under a new pay-progression plan adopted Tuesday by the state’s Joint Finance Commission.
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Read More »Pay progression bill could cause prosecutors to cash out
A legislative proposal authorizing county prosecutor raises is aimed at helping local offices retain talent. But some district attorneys argue the plan will leave them shorthanded.
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Read More »Attorneys argue for higher pay
The Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office’s difficulty finding capable lawyers hit home for John Birdsall in 2005 when he was the sixth attorney to defend a child pornography case.
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