753.06(6)
(6) Within the 6th judicial administrative district. 753.06(6)(b)
(b) Columbia County. The circuit has 3 branches.
753.06(6)(c)
(c) Dodge County. The circuit has 3 branches. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 4 branches.
753.06(6)(d)
(d) Green Lake County. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(6)(e)
(e) Juneau County. The circuit has one branch. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 2 branches.
753.06(6)(f)
(f) Marquette County. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(6)(g)
(g) Portage County. The circuit has 3 branches.
753.06(6)(j)
(j) Waushara County. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(7)
(7) Within the 7th judicial administrative district. 753.06(7)(a)(a) Buffalo and Pepin counties. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(7)(b)
(b) Crawford County. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(7)(e)
(e) Jackson County. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(7)(f)
(f) La Crosse County. The circuit has 4 branches. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 5 branches.
753.06(7)(h)
(h) Monroe County. The circuit has 2 branches. Commencing August 1, 2010, the circuit has 3 branches.
753.06(7)(i)
(i) Richland County. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(7)(j)
(j) Trempealeau County. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(8)
(8) Within the 8th judicial administrative district. 753.06(8)(c)
(c) Kewaunee County. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(8)(d)
(d) Marinette County. The circuit has 2 branches.
753.06(8)(f)
(f) Outagamie County. The circuit has 7 branches.
753.06(8)(g)
(g) Waupaca County. The circuit has 3 branches.
753.06(9)
(9) Within the 9th judicial administrative district. 753.06(9)(c)(c) Florence and Forest counties. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(9)(e)
(e) Langlade County. The circuit has one branch.
753.06(9)(f)
(f) Lincoln County. The circuit has one branch. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 2 branches.
753.06(9)(g)
(g) Marathon County. The circuit has 5 branches.
753.06(9)(h)
(h) Menominee and Shawano counties. The circuit has 2 branches.
753.06(10)
(10) Within the 10th judicial administrative district. 753.06(10)(am)
(am) Barron County. The circuit has 2 branches. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 3 branches.
753.06(10)(d)
(d) Chippewa County. The circuit has 2 branches. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 3 branches.
753.06(10)(k)
(k) St. Croix County. The circuit has 3 branches. Commencing August 1, 2008, the circuit has 4 branches.
753.061
753.061
Court; branch; judge. 753.061(1)
(1) In each judicial circuit, each judgeship shall be given a branch number. Each branch constitutes a circuit court with all the powers and jurisdiction possessed by circuit courts in circuits having one judge only, and may be designated in all papers and proceedings either by its respective number or by the name of its presiding judge.
753.061(2)
(2) The chief judge of the 1st judicial administrative district shall designate 2 circuit court branches that will primarily handle cases that involve a violation of
ch. 961 involving a controlled substance included in schedule I or II under
ch. 961 or a controlled substance analog of a controlled substance included in schedule I or II under
ch. 961.
753.061(2m)
(2m) The chief judge of the 1st judicial administrative district is authorized to designate 4 circuit court branches to primarily handle violent crime cases that involve a violation of
s. 939.63, if a felony is committed while armed, and of
ss. 940.01 to
940.03,
940.05,
940.06,
940.225,
943.23 (1g), and
943.32 (2). If the circuit court branches are designated under this subsection, 2 shall begin to primarily handle violent crime cases on September 1, 1991, and 2 shall begin to primarily handle violent crime cases on August 1, 1992.
753.061(5)
(5) The state shall reimburse the county for the costs of operating one of the 2 circuit court branches designated under
sub. (2m) that begin to primarily handle violent crime cases on September 1, 1991, including the one-time cost of courtroom construction. The costs reimbursable under this subsection shall be paid by the secretary of administration to the county treasurer pursuant to a voucher submitted by the clerk of circuit court to the director of state courts and shall be paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.625 (1) (as). The amount reimbursable under this subsection may not exceed $383,100 in the 1991-92 fiscal year and $0 in the 1992-93 fiscal year.
753.061 Annotation
Each court branch is endowed under sub. (1) with the full powers of a circuit court and has the same powers as every other branch. Drow v. Schwarz,
225 Wis. 2d 362,
592 N.W.2d 623 (1999),
97-1867.
753.065
753.065
Naturalization proceedings, venue. For the purposes of naturalization proceedings only, pursuant to federal statutes (
8 USC 1421), the counties of this state shall be considered as one district. A resident of this state who petitions for naturalization may file the petition with the office of clerk of circuit court located in any of the following cities:
753.065 History
History: 1973 c. 12 s.
37;
1977 c. 187 s.
92; Stats. 1977 s. 753.065;
1981 c. 332.
753.07
753.07
Circuit judges; circuit court reporters; assistant reporters; salaries; retirement; fringe benefits. 753.07(1)(1)
Judges and court reporters. Persons serving as county court judges in this state on July 31, 1978, shall be denominated circuit court judges as provided in
chapter 449, laws of 1977, section 491. Persons serving as county court reporters in this state on July 31, 1978, shall be circuit court reporters on August 1, 1978. Persons serving as assistant county court reporters for a court of record, authorized as full-time employees by a county board of supervisors and not paid on a per diem basis and who were employed in that capacity on February 1, 1978, shall be circuit court reporters on August 1, 1978. On August 1, 1978, and thereafter, all circuit court judges in this state shall receive compensation under
s. 20.923, and as state employees shall be subject to
chs. 40 and
230, except as otherwise provided in this section.
753.07(2)
(2) Court personnel; Milwaukee County. Persons serving as circuit court judges and circuit court reporters for Milwaukee County on July 31, 1978, shall have the option of receiving compensation and continuing as participants in the retirement system established under
chapter 201, laws of 1937, as follows:
753.07(2)(a)
(a) The persons shall continue to receive salaries directly payable from the state in the same amount as they were receiving on July 31, 1978, and such salaries are subject to
s. 40.05. The balance of the salaries authorized under
ss. 230.12 and
751.02 for the judges and reporters shall be paid by the secretary of administration to the county treasurer pursuant to a voucher submitted by the clerk of circuit court to the director of state courts. The county treasurer shall pay the amounts directly to the judges and reporters and the amounts paid are subject to the retirement system established under
chapter 201, laws of 1937.
753.07(2)(b)
(b) The state shall pay to the county treasurer in the manner specified in
par. (a) on behalf of the judges and reporters the required employer contribution rate as provided under
s. 40.05. If the required employer contribution rate under the retirement system established under
chapter 201, laws of 1937 is greater than the required employer contribution rate under
s. 40.05, the state shall pay 50% of the difference to the county treasurer. For future retirement benefits, these judges and reporters shall be given the same consideration as other elected county officials and county employees under the county's retirement system.
753.07(3)
(3) Same. Persons serving as county court judges, county court reporters and assistant county court reporters, as specified in
sub. (1), for Milwaukee County on July 31, 1978, shall have the option of receiving compensation and continuing in the retirement system established under
chapter 201, laws of 1937 as follows:
753.07(3)(a)
(a) The salaries authorized under
ss. 230.12 and
751.02 for the judges and reporters shall be paid by the secretary of administration to the county treasurer pursuant to a voucher submitted by the clerk of circuit court to the director of state courts. The county treasurer shall pay the amounts directly to the judges and reporters and the amounts paid shall be subject to the retirement system established under
chapter 201, laws of 1937.
