Milwaukee County Courts page (as captured Mar. 30, 2020): jury trials and most in-person proceedings suspended to May 22, 2020; new juries cancelled March 16 through May 22, 2020; Clerk's in-person hours limited from March 24, 2020; criminal division office closed to the public

The record

Jurisdiction

Milwaukee County Circuit Court (First Judicial District), Wisconsin · Milwaukee and Madison · Wisconsin

Level

Court

Authority

Wisconsin Supreme Court administrative orders of March 22, 2020; chief judge's administrative authority

Issued

2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16 (jury cancellations); 2020-03-24 (limited in-person filing hours) (read as 2020-03-16)

End

2020-05-22 as first stated; extended by later Supreme Court and chief judge orders (read as 2020-05-22)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to May 22, 2020

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• litigants
• jurors
• attorneys
• the public

Functions reached

• CT courts and clerks (trials, hearings, filings)
• CL closings and recordings dependent on court process
• SV collections, foreclosures and evictions (court process suspended)

Collection

Milwaukee and Madison MET-MKE

Operative words

On March 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued an order suspending all jury trials and most in-person court proceedings until May 22, 2020... NEW JURIES ARE CANCELLED FROM MARCH 16, 2020 THROUGH MAY 22, 2020... [The Clerk of Circuit Court will] accept in-person filings effective Tuesday, March 24, 2020 [only during limited hours]... The criminal division office in the Safety Building will be closed to the public

Enforcement

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