Chapter 753 — CIRCUIT COURTS

753.01 Term of office.

753.016 Judicial circuit for Milwaukee County.

753.03 Jurisdiction of circuit courts.

753.04 Writs, how issued; certiorari.

753.05 Seals.

753.06 Judicial circuits.

753.0605 Additional circuit court branches.

753.061 Court; branch; judge.

753.065 Naturalization proceedings, venue.

753.07 Circuit judges; circuit court reporters; assistant reporters; salaries; retirement; fringe benefits.

753.073 Expenses. 753.075 753.077 753.09 753.10 753.19 753.22 753.23 753.24 753.30 753.32 753.34 753.35 753.01 Term of office. The term of office of every elected circuit judge is 6 years and until the successor is elected and qualified, commencing with the August 1 next succeedi…

753.075 Reserve judges; service. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Permanent reserve judge” means a judge appointed by the chief justice to serve an assignment for a period of 6 months. Permanent reserve judges shall perform the same duties as other judges and may be reappoi…

753.077 Preservation of judgments. All judgments of county courts which were entered prior to August 1, 1978, are judgments of the circuit court for the county where the judgment was entered. No such judgment may have any other effect than the judgment had when it was originally …

753.09 Jury. The jurors shall be summoned to appear at such time as the presiding judge directs. History: 1977 c. 187 s. 92; 1977 c. 449; Stats. 1977 s. 753.09.

753.10 Attendance of officers, pay; opening court. (3) Unless otherwise directed by the presiding judge, no officer, other than the clerk, shall be paid for attending court or the judge May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26) 5 Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats. if the …

753.19 Operating costs; circuit court. The cost of operation of the circuit court for each county, except for the salaries of judges and court reporters provided to be paid by the state, and except for the cost assumed by the state under this chapter and chs. 40 and 230, and exce…

753.22 When court to be held. If a matter appointed to be heard at a specified time is not heard at the time appointed, it stands continued and may be heard at any time, unless the court orders otherwise. History: 1977 c. 449. Several factors are to be balanced in the discretiona…

753.23 Night and Saturday sessions. In each circuit having 4 or more branches, at least one branch shall schedule and hold sessions at least one Saturday and 2 evenings after 6 p.m. per month. In each circuit having 2 or 3 branches, at least one branch shall hold one session per …

753.24 Where court to be held. (1) Circuit court shall be held regularly at the county seat. (2) Provision may be made, by court rule, for holding court in any city, village or town in the county other than the county seat where the court finds that there are adequate facilities …

753.32 Clerks, etc., not to be appraisers. No clerk or other person employed in the office of any circuit judge may be appointed commissioner or appraiser in any matter that is within the jurisdiction of the judge or of the circuit court. History: 1977 c. 449.

753.34 Circuit court for Menominee and Shawano counties. (1) Menominee County shall not be organized separately for circuit court purposes, but is a part of a joint circuit court for Menominee and Shawano counties, which constitutes a single judicial district. No circuit judge fo…

753.35 Rules of practice and trial court administration. (1) A circuit court may, subject to the approval of the chief judge of the judicial administrative district, adopt and amend rules governing practice in that court that are consistent with rules adopted under s. 751.12 and …