The Wisconsin Court System: Demystifying the Judicial Branch

By Robin Ryan, Legislative Attorney at the Legislative Reference Bureau and Amanda Todd, Public Information Officer for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  Graphics and design by Kathleen Sitter, LRB.

The feature article has been broken into several smaller parts to speed up downloading. The entire article (17MB) is available here.

• Front Page 99
• Circuit Courts 103
• Commencing a Civil Case 108
• Trial of a Civil or Criminal Case 116
• Jury Service in Wisconsin 125
• Alternatives to Traditional Civil and Criminal Procedure 128
• Court of Appeals 132
• Supreme Court 142
• Funding the Court System 151
• Other Courts Operating in Wisconsin 153
• Judges 159
• Attorneys 168
• Navigating the Legal System 172
• Court Automation and Public Information 176
• Court System Timeline 181