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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
March 8, 2012 - Introduced by Representative Clark. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary and Ethics.
AB678,1,2
1An Act to create 757.19 (2) (fm) of the statutes;
relating to: disqualifying a
2judge or justice.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a judge or justice is required to disqualify himself or herself
from presiding over or deciding any legal action under certain circumstances that
render the judge or justice incapable of acting in an impartial manner or that make
it appear that the judge or justice cannot act in an impartial manner.
This bill requires a judge or justice to disqualify himself or herself from
presiding over or deciding any legal action if any legal counsel that represents a party
in the action had ever represented the judge or justice under a contingency fee
arrangement.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB678, s. 1
3Section
1. 757.19 (2) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB678,1,54
757.19
(2) (fm) When any counsel to any party to the action represented the
5judge under a contingency fee arrangement.
