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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
January 28, 2002 - Introduced by Representatives Walker, Plale, Ainsworth,
Albers, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Krawczyk, Nass, Olsen, Owens and Skindrud,
cosponsored by Senators Darling, Huelsman and Kanavas. Referred to
Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
AB748,1,2
1An Act to amend 753.075 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes;
relating to:
2qualifications of reserve judges.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the chief justice of the supreme court may appoint former
supreme court justices, court of appeal judges, or circuit judges to serve as reserve
judges. In addition, the chief justice of the supreme court may appoint a person to
serve as a reserve judge if the person was eligible to serve as a reserve judge before
May 1, 1992. Reserve judges are appointed to assist the supreme court in the
administration of justice, and perform the same duties as a regular judge, usually
on a temporary basis.
This bill prohibits the appointment of any person as a reserve judge if that
person was defeated at the most recent time that he or she sought election to a circuit
court judgeship.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB748, s. 1
3Section
1. 753.075 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB748,2,24
753.075
(2) (a) Any person who has served a total of 6 or more years as a
5supreme court justice, a court of appeals judge
, or a circuit judge
and who was not
1defeated at the most recent time that he or she sought election to a circuit court
2judgeship.
AB748,2,53
(b) Any person who was eligible to serve as a reserve judge before May 1, 1992
,
4and who was not defeated at the most recent time that he or she sought election to
5a circuit court judgeship.
