A rules petition meant to expand Wisconsin courts' ability to use videoconferencing has some criminal-defense attorneys concerned about infringement on defendants' constitutional rights.

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Wisconsin courts have logged 35 million minutes in Zoom meetings since March, according to Judge Randy Koschnick, director of state courts.

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“We’ll call the treatment court session into order. This is April 15, 2020, so welcome everyone.”

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Wisconsin courts are monitoring coronavirus concerns throughout the state and leaving it up to local officials to change court calendars and operational procedures.

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State Supreme Court Chief Justice Pat Roggensack used her State of the Judiciary Address on Wednesday in part to talk about the pay increases judges can expect to receive in January 2020 and January 2021.

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Fires at two transmission substations in Wisconsin's capital knocked out power to more than 11,000 customers on a sweltering day, shutting down government buildings, courtrooms and businesses and prompting police to call in additional staff.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently issued orders that both give the green light to rolling out electronic filing in the state’s appellate courts and make changes to the court’s court-reporting rules.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has approved a reorganization of the state’s judicial administrative districts.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals have a new clerk.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court wants the public to weigh in on a plan that would reorganize the state’s judicial administrative districts.

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Brown County Circuit Judge Kendall Kelley has been assigned to review whether to pursue contempt findings against nine people involved with a now-closed investigation into Gov. Scott Walker.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently appointed new chief judges for two judicial administrative districts.

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More than a dozen counties will adopt electronic-filing requirements in the next few months as the push toward mandatory e-filing continues in Wisconsin.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed Jefferson County Circuit Judge Randy Koschnick as the new state courts director.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed two new chief judges and reappointed two others to lead judicial districts in the state.

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More than half of the applicants vying to replace retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser already owe their jobs to Gov. Scott Walker — and now he could tap one of them for the state's highest court.

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The Committee of Chief Judges will propose a state Supreme Court rule this fall to start implementing mandatory electronic filing in all 72 circuit courts by 2016.

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The state’s Committee of Chief Judges on Monday selected Milwaukee County Circuit Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers to be its new chief.

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What if they held a Wisconsin Supreme Court election and nobody spent staggering sums trying to influence its outcome?

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Perry Mason reruns aren’t exactly on-demand viewing these days, but the drama and legal maneuvering of one of television’s most iconic lawyers lives on for Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Randy Koschnick.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday selected circuit court judges from Jefferson, Vilas and Wood counties to serve as new members of the Committee of Chief Judges, effective Aug. 1.

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