801.56 Change of venue if judge disqualified by interest. When the judge is a party or interested in any action in the judge’s court or is related to or has been of counsel for either party, the court or the presiding judge thereof shall, upon application of either party, and may without such application, change the
May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)
801.56
COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION AND VENUE
place of trial or call in another judge as provided in s. 801.58. The fact that the judge is a taxpayer does not disqualify the judge. History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 757, 777 (1975); 1975 c. 218; Stats. 1975 s. 801.56.