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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
April 26, 2011 - Introduced by Representative Kessler. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary and Ethics.
AB101,1,2
1An Act to create 755.175 of the statutes;
relating to: requiring a municipal
2judge to be a licensed Wisconsin attorney.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person may be elected or appointed as a municipal judge
if the person is a qualified elector of the municipality in which election or
appointment is sought. A qualified elector is a U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has
resided in an election district or ward for ten days before any election where the
citizen offers to vote. Beginning on January 1, 2012, this bill requires a person
seeking to be elected or appointed as a municipal judge to be an attorney licensed to
practice in this state and a member in good standing of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB101, s. 1
3Section
1. 755.175 of the statutes is created to read:
AB101,2,2
4755.175 Municipal judge must be an attorney. Beginning on January 1,
52012, no person may qualify for election or appointment as a judge unless the person
1is an attorney licensed to practice in this state and a member in good standing of the
2State Bar of Wisconsin.
