Walker appoints chief legal counsel to Court of Appeals
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a replacement for Court of Appeals Judge Richard Brown, who retires Aug. 1.
Brown delivers: Retiring judge will miss writing opinions, but not reading briefs
Chief Judge Richard Brown loves the creative process of writing opinions. It’s one of the things he will miss most when he leaves his longtime post with the state Court of Appeals on Aug. 1.
High court appoints new chief judge for Court of Appeals
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed District 2 Court of Appeals Judge Lisa Neubauer as chief judge for the state Court of Appeals.
Court of Appeals judge to retire after 37 years
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Richard Brown announced Monday his plans to retire Aug. 1.
2014 Year in Review: New challenges at the Court of Appeals
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued 1,015 decisions in 2014, upholding about 83 percent of the cases from circuit courts, the same as the year prior.
BENCH BLOG: Service-of-process error dooms lawsuit
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has declared the fundamental importance of appropriate service of process to the viability of a lawsuit.
BENCH BLOG: Justices provide much-needed clarification
In an abbreviated opinion, the Wisconsin Supreme Court clarified its previous, murky plurality decision in State v. Johnson on State v. Shiffra jurisprudence.
Court: Legislator must turn over email records
A Democratic state senator must release the names and email addresses of people who sent him messages during the bitter debate over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's union restrictions to a conservative think tank, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
2013 Year in Review: How circuit judges fared at appeals, Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued 1,045 decisions in 2013. Of those cases, it upheld about 83 percent of them.
Court of Appeals weighs in on collective bargaining
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals again has tried to shed light on the ramifications of state laws that severely limit collective bargaining rights for public sector employees.
State justices select chief judges
The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday that it has selected Rock County Circuit Court James Daley and Judge James Duvall, who serves both Buffalo and Pepin county circuit courts, as new members of the Committee of Chief Judges, effective Aug. 1.
Commission files complaint over choking incident (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Judicial Commission filed a formal complaint Friday against Justice David Prosser over his physical encounter with fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley last June.
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- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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