Article VII — JUDICIARY
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Wis. Const. art. VII, § 1 Impeachment; trial
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[As amended Nov. 1932] The court for the trial of impeachments shall be composed of the senate. The assembly shall have the power of impeaching all civil officers of this state for corrupt conduct in office, or for crimes and misdemeanors; but a majority of all the members electe…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 2 Court system
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[As amended April 1966 and April 1977] The judicial power of this state shall be vested in a unified court system consisting of one supreme court, a court of appeals, a circuit court, such trial courts of general uniform statewide jurisdiction as the legislature may create by law…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 3 Supreme court: jurisdiction
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[As amended April 1977] (1) The supreme court shall have superintending and administrative authority over all courts. (2) The supreme court has appellate jurisdiction over all courts and may hear original actions and proceedings. The supreme court may issue all writs necessary in…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 4 Supreme court: election, chief justice, court system administration
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[As amended Nov. 1877, April 1889, April 1903, April 1977, and April 2015] (1) The supreme court shall have 7 members who shall be known as justices of the supreme court. Justices shall be elected for 10−year terms of office commencing with the August 1 next succeeding the electi…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 5 Court of appeals
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[As created April 1977] (1) The legislature shall by law combine the judicial circuits of the state into one or more districts for the court of appeals and shall designate in each district the locations where the appeals court shall sit for the convenience of litigants. (2) For e…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 6 Circuit court: boundaries
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[As amended April 1977] The legislature shall prescribe by law the number of judicial circuits, making them as compact and convenient as practicable, and bounding them by county lines. No alteration of circuit boundaries shall have the effect of removing a circuit judge from offi…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 7 Circuit court: election
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[As amended April 1897, Nov. 1924 and April 1977] For each circuit there shall be chosen by the qualified electors thereof one or more circuit judges as prescribed by law. Circuit judges shall be elected for 6−year terms and shall reside in the circuit from which elected. [1895 J…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 8 Circuit court: jurisdiction
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[As amended April 1977] Except as otherwise provided by law, the circuit court shall have original jurisdiction in all matters civil and criminal within this state and such appellate jurisdiction in the circuit as the legislature may prescribe by law. The circuit court may issue …
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 9 Judicial elections, vacancies
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[As amended April 1953 and April 1977] When a vacancy occurs in the office of justice of the supreme court or judge of any court of record, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor, which shall continue until a successor is elected and qualified. There shall be …
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 10 Judges: eligibility to office
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[As amended Nov. 1912 and April 1977] (1) No justice of the supreme court or judge of any court of record shall hold any other office of public trust, except a judicial office, during the term for which elected. No person shall be eligible to the office of judge who shall not, at…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 11 Disciplinary proceedings
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[As created April 1977] Each justice or judge shall be subject to reprimand, censure, suspension, removal for cause or for disability, by the supreme court pursuant to procedures established by the legislature by law. No justice or judge removed for cause shall be eligible for re…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 12 Clerks of circuit and supreme courts
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[As amended Nov. 1882, April 2005] (1) There shall be a clerk of circuit court chosen in each county organized for judicial purposes by the qualified electors thereof, who, except as provided in sub. (2), shall hold office for two years, subject to removal as provided by law. (2)…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 13 Justices and judges: removal by address
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[As amended April 1974 and April 1977] Any justice or judge may be removed from office by address of both houses of the legislature, if two−thirds of all the members elected to each house concur therein, but no removal shall be made by virtue of this section unless the justice or…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 14 Municipal court
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[As amended April 1977] The legislature by law may authorize each city, village and town to establish a municipal court. All municipal courts shall have uniform jurisdiction limited to actions and proceedings arising under ordinances of the municipality in which established. Judg…
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 15 Justices of the peace
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[Amended April 1945; repealed April 1966; see 1943 J.R. 27, 1945 J.R. 2, vote April 1945; 1963 J.R. 48, 1965 J.R. 50, vote April 1966.]
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 16 Tribunals of conciliation
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[Repealed April 1977; see 1975 J.R. 13, 1977 J.R. 7, vote April 1977.]
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 17 Style of writs; indictments
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[Repealed April 1977; see 1975 J.R. 13, 1977 J.R. 7, vote April 1977.]
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 18 Suit tax
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[Repealed April 1977; see 1975 J.R. 13, 1977 J.R. 7, vote April 1977.]
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 19 Testimony in equity suits; master in chancery
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[Repealed April 1977; see 1975 J.R. 13, 1977 J.R. 7, vote April 1977.]
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 20 Rights of suitors
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[Repealed April 1977; see 1975 J.R. 13, 1977 J.R. 7, vote April 1977.] See Art. I, sec. 21.
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 21 Publication of laws and decisions
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[Repealed April 1977; see 1975 J.R. 13, 1977 J.R. 7, vote April 1977.] See Art. IV, sec. 17.
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 22 Commissioners to revise code of practice
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[Repealed April 1977; see 1975 J.R. 13, 1977 J.R. 7, vote April 1977.]
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 23 Court commissioners
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[Repealed April 1977; see 1975 J.R. 13, 1977 J.R. 7, vote April 1977.]
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 24 Justices and judges: eligibility for office; retirement
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[As created April 1955 and amended April 1968 and April 1977] (1) To be eligible for the office of supreme court justice or judge of any court of record, a person must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state and have been so licensed for 5 years immediately prior to…