Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a replacement for Court of Appeals Judge Richard Brown, who retires Aug. 1.
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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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Court of Appeals judge to retire after 37 years
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Richard Brown announced Monday his plans to retire Aug. 1.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »EDITORIAL: Making appointments
Ideally, every voter put serious thought into the state Supreme Court candidates’ qualifications before casting a ballot in the last election.
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