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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
March 7, 1996 - Introduced by Senator Adelman. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
SB613,1,2
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
judicial office.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB613, s. 1
3Section
1. 753.075 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB613,1,64
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
6defeated at the most recent time that he or she sought election to a judicial office.
SB613,2,3
1(b) Any person who was eligible to serve as a reserve judge before May 1, 1992
,
2and who was not defeated at the most recent time that he or she sought election to
3a judicial office.
