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elsewhere as provided by court rule when there is sufficient busi-
ness to warrant it.
   The jurisdiction of the county court is now established by general
statute and is uniform throughout the state. All special laws con-
ferring special jurisdiction upon the various county courts are
repealed. Civil jurisdiction of the county court is set out in detail
in Section 253.11, Wisconsin Statutes. In general, civil jurisdiction
is concurrent with that of the circuit court up to a $25,000 limit.
Criminal jurisdiction of the county court is concurrent with the
circuit court except for treason and except for the 10 branches of
the Milwaukee County court where some of the branches are
designated to specialize in certain types of actions.
   The county court has exclusive jurisdiction in probate matters,
most juvenile matters, children's and adult adoptions, and abandon-
ment under Section 52.03, Wis. Stats. Where there is more than
              Judges of County Courts, March 1, 19621
    County             Judge               County             Judge
Adams..........Fulton Collipp
Ashland ............ Walter H. Cate
Barron ................ Lee C. Youngman
Bayfield ............ Lawrence K. Blanchard
Brown
  Branch 1 ........ John D. Kehoe
  Branch 2 ........ James W. Byers
Buffalo..........Gary B. Schlosstein
Burnett..........Harry F. Gundersen
Calumet .............. David H. Sebora
Chippewa .......... Marshall Norseng
Clark...........Lowell D. Schoengarth
Columbia
  Branch 1 ........ Daniel C. O'Connor
  2Branch 2 ........ Vacant
Crawford ............ William A. ONeil
Dane
  Branch 1 ........ Carl Flom
  Branch 2 ........ William L. Buenzli
  Branch 3 ........ William C. Sachtjen
  Branch 4 ........ Ervin M. Bruner
Dodge
  Branch 1 .........Joseph E. Schultz
  Branch 2 ........ Clarence G. Traeger
Door............Grover M. Stapleton
Douglas
  Branch 1........ Donald A. Rock
  Branch 2 ........ Claude F. Cooper
  Branch 3 ........A. Walter Dahl
Dunn ..........William H. Bundy
Eau Claire ........ Connor T. Hansen
Florence and
Forest...........Allan M. Stranz
Fond du Lac
  Branch 1........ Jerold E. Murphy
  Branch 2 ........ Hazen W. McEssy
  2Branch 3 ........ Vacant
Forest...........(See Florence)
Grant .................. Milton R. Mehlhouse
Green...........Roger L. Elmer
Green Lake ........ David C. Willis
Iowa............John A. Walsh
Iron ............. George Sullivan
Jackson ............Richard F. Lawton
Jefferson
  Branch 1........ Charles E. Kading
  Branch 2 ........ William Brandel
Juneau..........William R. Curran
Kenosha
  Branch 1........ Harold M. Bode
  Branch 2 ........ Harry V. Carlson
  Branch 3 ........ Urban J. Zievers
Kewaunee .......... Aaron G. Murphy
La Crosse
  Branch 1........ Eugene A. Toepel
  2Branch 2 ........ Vacant
Lafayette ............ Joseph F. Collins
Langlade ............ Thomas E. McDougal
Lincoln..........Donald E. Schnabel
Manitowoc
  Branch 1........ Leon H. Jones
  Branch 2 ........ Harold W. Mueller
Marathon
  Branch 1........ Frank G. Loeffler
  Branch 2 ........ Ronald D. Keberle
Marinette .......... Harry E. White
Marquette .......... John K. Callahan
Menominee ........ (See Shawano)
Milwaukee
  Branch 1........ Rudolph J. Mudroch
  Branch 2 ........ Roy R. Stauff
  Branch 3 ........ John E. Krueger
  Branch 4 ........ Christ T. Seraphim
  Branch 5 ........ Marvin Holz
  Branch 6 ........ Thaddeus J. Pruss
  Branch 7 ........ Leander J. Foley, Jr.
  Branch 8 ........ Herbert A. Schultz
  Branch 9 ........ Robert J. Miech
  Branch 10 ...... William R. Moser
  Branch 11 ...... Howard G. Brown
  Branch 12 ...... F. Ryan Duffy, Jr.
Monroe .............. Lambert A. Hansen
Oconto..........Joseph E. Housner
Oneida..........George A. Richards