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Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L. (ed.) / The Wisconsin Blue Book
(1956)
The state government: judicial branch, pp. [527]-540
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WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK MUNICIPAL COURTS County Ashland .............. Barron, 1st ........ Barron, 2nd ........ Barron, 3rd ........ Bayfield, 2nd .... *Brown .................. *Brown .................. Burnett ................ Douglas .............. *Fond du Lac ...... *Fond du Lac ...... *Kenosha .............. Lincoln, 2nd ...... *Manitowoc' ........ *Milwaukee ........ *Outagamie .......... Polk ..................... *Racine ................. *Rock ................... *Rock ................... Sawyer ................ **Sheboygan ........ Washburn, 1st .. *Waukesha, East *Waukesha, West *Winnebago ........ Winnebago ........ ***Wood .............. Judge Where Held Ashland .................. Barron .................... Rice Lake .............. Cumberland .......... Iron River .............. Green Bay .............. Green Bay .............. Grantsburg ............ Superior .................. Ripon ..................... Fond du Lac .......... Kenosha .................. Tomahawk ............ Manitowoc .............. Milwaukee ....... Appleton ........... Balsam Lake ........ Racine .................... Janesville ................ B eloit ........................ Hayward ................ Sheboygan ............ Spooner .................. Waukesha .............. Oconomowoc .......... Oshkosh .................. Winneconne .......... Marshfield .............. The Constitution gives the legislature power to create municipal and other inferior courts, as well as to confer criminal and civil jurisdiction upon the county courts. Under this authority 27 mu- nicipal courts have been created, 2 superior courts, a civil court in Milwaukee County with 6 branches; a district court with 2 branches in the same county; and a Milwaukee County children's court. The special acts creating the municipal courts can be found in the 1950 Wisconsin Annotations and later session laws. They confer varying jurisdiction. Some are not courts of record and do not have a jurisdiction much greater than that of justices of the peace. A larger number are courts of record and have an extensive civil and criminal jurisdiction. The terms of office of the judges are either 4 or 6 years, as prescribed in the act creating the partic- ular court in question. Chapter 526, Laws of 1945, created and established in Dane County a municipal court to be designated Small Claims Court f6r Dane County. Chapter 609, Laws of 1955, confers additional juris- diction on a small claims court for La Crosse County. Chapters 212 *Court of Record. **A 1955 law made this an inferior court with the title municipal court. ***City of Marshfield only. 'Judge to be elected in April 1957 will serve a 6-year term and will preside over 2 branches; a justice branch and a circuit court branch. (Chapter 125, Laws of 1953). 2Appointed Oct. 31, 1955 to fill vacancy caused by death of Judge Monk. 536 Term and Expiration 4 years Jan. 4 years May 4 years May 4 years May 4 years May 6 years May 6 years May 4 years May 4 years May 4 years May 4 years May 1, 4 years Jan. 4 years May 4 years May 6 years Jan. 6 years May 4 years May 6 years Jan. 1, 6 years June 6 years May 4 years May 4 years May 4 years May 6 years May 6 years May 6 years Jan. 4 years May 2 years April 1958 1956 1959 1959 1956 1960 1956 1958 1957 1957 1958 1958 1957 1958 1962 1961 1957 1960 1959 1960 1959 1959 1959 1961 1961 1962 1956 1957 Thomas M. Anich .......... John F. Santerro ............ Laurence S. Coe ............ John Bauman.............. John F. Shykes .............. Donald W. Gleason ...... Raymond J. Rahr .......... Eugene D. Jensen .......... Claude F. Cooper .......... Lester J. Burr ................ Hazen W. McEssy ........ Harry V. Carlson .......... John E. Smith.............. Harold W. Mueller ........ Herbert J. Steffes ............ Oscar J. Schmiege .......... Louis G. Nagler ............ Howard J. Du Rocher . Ralph F. Gunn ................ Arthur L. Luebke ............ Perry A. Risberg ............ Randall H. Miller .......... Robert Zum Brunnen Scott Lowry................ Alvin G. Brendemuehl Sam J. Luchsinger ........ Otto G. Ansorge ............ Kenneth A. Pucker ........
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