Gov. Tony Evers announced on July 29 that he is seeking applicants for the Waukesha County Circuit Court-Branch 7. On Friday, the governor announced he is extending the application deadline for the appointment. Application materials must now be received no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2.

Third Judicial Administrative District Chief Judge Jennifer Dorow of Waukesha County Circuit Court has been selected to serve as chair of the Committee of Chief Judges.

A nonprofit conservative law firm filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin on Monday that challenges the state's use of absentee ballot drop boxes.

One of the teens convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the fictional internet horror character Slender Man is expected to ask for release from a Wisconsin mental health facility.

Monica Paz has been unanimously appointed as Waukesha County's Clerk of Circuit Court.

The Waukesha County Clerk of Court's service counters are closing to the public starting on Monday to restrict face-to-face encounters during the coronavirus pandemic. The Clerk of Courts office will remain open by appointment but only for certain services.

Sarah Ponath has announced her candidacy for the Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 5 judgeship.

Gov. Scott Walker is looking for applicants for an appointment to the Waukesha County Circuit Court.

A federal agent accused of sexually assaulting three women in Wisconsin must continue to wear a monitoring device.

Wisconsin's elections and ethics agency refuted in a court filing Monday claims that it had improperly participated in a campaign finance investigation into Gov. Scott Walker and conservative groups that supported him.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a volunteer firefighter who argued he was immune from liability after driving through a red light and colliding with another vehicle when responding to an emergency call.

Standing before a judge in a criminal courtroom is a daunting prospect. So Judge Jennifer Dorow hung family artwork around her Waukesha County Circuit courtroom to ease the anxiety of those appearing before her.

Looking back at her two dozen years on the Waukesha County Circuit Court bench, Judge Kathryn W. Foster is most proud of the moments when she has had a positive effect on someone’s life.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Waukesha plumbing company is not entitled to direct payment for work done in 2008 because there was no breach of contract by the insurance company that hired the contractor.

Waukesha attorney Jennifer Dorow is the new Branch 2 Judge in the Waukesha County Circuit Court.

Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and the Wisconsin Republican Party have filed a lawsuit that says the state elections board's process for reviewing petitions on recall petitions is unconstitutional.

Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants for two circuit court openings in Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker appointed a Waukesha County judge Friday to serve on the state appeals court. Judge Mark Gundrum was appointed to District 2, which is based in Waukesha. Before he was elected to the Waukesha County Circuit Court in April 2010, Gundrum served in the state Assembly representing the 84th District as a Republican. Gundrum ...

Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Linda Van De Water avoided trial and pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct ordinance violation Monday morning in Racine County.

Embattled Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Linda Van De Water will stand trial this fall for disorderly conduct charges. On Monday, Racine County Circuit Court Judge Gerald Ptacek set a trial date of Oct. 27 after denying a motion for recusal filed by the defense against District Attorney Michael Nieskes. According to court officials, Van De Water did not appear ...

Seventeen-year-old Richard Wilson was charged Tuesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with first-degree intentional homicide of his grandfather, Ron Siepmann, a Pewaukee developer. If convicted, Wilson, a Fox Point resident, could be sentenced to life in prison. According to the criminal complaint, Martha Wilson — Richard Wilson’s mother and Siepmann’s daughter — found Siepmann, 78, dead in a shed on ...