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Special Committee on Judicial Discipline and Recusal
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Results of the Joint Legislative Council Meeting
Results Lettter.
Recommendations to the Joint Legislative Council - January 18, 2012 Meeting
LRB-1326/1, relating to filing a statement of reasons when a judge or justice denies a motion for disqualification.
LRB-1327/1, relating to temporary service by a court of appeals judge in the supreme court in judicial disciplinary proceedings (first consideration).
Proposed Report to the Legislature, No. 2011-08, Legislation on Judicial Discipline and Recusal (March 18, 2011).
November 18, 2010 Meeting [
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WLC: 0005/1, relating to judicial disqualification based on an objective standard.
WLC: 0008/1, relating to notice of campaign contributions made to a judge.
WLC: 0010/1, relating to equally divided decisions of the supreme court in cases of judicial misconduct or permanent disability.
WLC: 0011/1, relating to a panel of court of appeals judges in disciplinary proceedings involving a supreme court justice (first consideration).
WLC: 0012/1, relating to temporary service by a court of appeals judge in the supreme court in judicial disciplinary proceedings (first consideration).
WLC: 0012/2, relating to temporary service by a court of appeals judge in the supreme court in judicial disciplinary proceedings (first consideration).
WLC: 0013/1, relating to judicial disqualification based on campaign financial support.
WLC: 0014/1, relating to the authority of the supreme court to review a decision of a justice to deny a motion to disqualify the justice.
WLC: 0018/1, relating to filing a statement of reasons when a judge or justice denies a motion for disqualification.
WLC: 0018/2, relating to filing a statement of reasons when a judge or justice denies a motion for disqualification.
Memo No. 8, Jurisdiction of the Office of Lawyer Regulation and the Judicial Commission.
Revised Notice
October 14, 2010 Meeting [
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Memo No. 7, Legislative Options Regarding Judicial Discipline and Recusal, (October 7, 2010).
Testimony, submitted by J. Adam Skaggs, Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice.
Testimony, submitted by Justice at Stake.
Letter, submitted by Justice Patience Roggensack, Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Handout, Recommendations for Improving Judicial Disqualification Practices and Procedures Among the States, submitted at the request of Public Member Andrea Kaminski.
Memorandum, from William K. Weisenberg, Chair, ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence, to ABA Entities and Affiliated Organizations (October 20, 2010), submitted at the request of Public Member Andrea Kaminski.
September 16, 2010 Meeting [
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Memo No. 6, Overview of Judicial Recusal Laws and Procedures in the 50 States; Discussion of General Proposals from Other States' laws and Legislation (September 9, 2010).
Enclosure, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Independence Report to the House of Delegates.
Testimony, N. Patrick Crooks, Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Enclosure to N. Patrick Crooks testimony.
Testimony, Marla Stephens, Appellate Division Director, Office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender.
Memo, to Doug Kammer, President, State Bar of Wisconsin, to Greg O'Meara, S.J., Chair, Criminal Law Section, Request for State Bar Position on the Integrity of the Justice System.
Board of Governors adopts policy position reaffirming the essential role of defense attorneys in the criminal justice system, by Tom Solberg, State Bar of Wisconsin.
Memo No. 4, Judicial Disqualification and Recusal (September 9, 2010).
Memo No. 5, Qualification of Judges Under Federal Law and the Due Process (September 9, 2010).
Memorandum to Members of the Supreme Court, from Judicial Council (June 27, 1990).
Testimony, Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson.
Testimony, Ann Walsh Bradley, Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Testimony, Keith Findley, Clinical Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School.
Testimony, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Testimony, Patience Roggensack, Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court.
August 5, 2010 Meeting [
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Memo No. 3, Overview of Judicial Discipline Procedures and Available Sanctions in the 50 States and the Surrounding States; and An Overview of Federal Law Regarding Judicial Discipline of Federal Judges (July 28, 2010).
Enclosure 1, a table outlining and comparing the key aspects of the investigating and adjudicating bodies in the states.
Enclosure 2, several tables briefly outlining the available informal or private sanctions, and formal sanctions in the 50 states.
Memo No. 1, Legislative and Judicial Authority (July 28, 2010)/
Memo No. 2, Discipline and Removal of Justices and Judges under Wisconsin Law (July 28, 2010).