Wis. Stat. § 800.065

Reserve municipal judges

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 387 Wis. 2d 823 - Wis. Judicial Comm'n v. Kachinsky (In Re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Kachinsky) (2019)

Most recently applied in 387 Wis. 2d 823 - Wis. Judicial Comm'n v. Kachinsky (In Re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Kachinsky) (July 2019)

1987 a. 389; 2009 a. 402.

(1) DEFINITIONS. In this section, “ reserve municipal judge” means a former municipal judge who has complied with s. 755.03 and is appointed by the chief judge of the former municipal judge’s judicial administrative district to perform such specified duties on a day-by-day basis as the chief judge may direct.

(2) ELIGIBILITY. Any of the following persons may serve as a temporary reserve judge:

(a) A person who has served a total of 8 or more years as a municipal judge.

(b) A person who has served 4 or more years as a municipal judge and who was not defeated at the most recent time he or she sought election to judicial office.

(3) COMPENSATION. Notwithstanding s. 755.04, reserve municipal judges under this section shall receive compensation in an amount agreed to by contract between the municipality and the reserve municipal judge.

(4) TRAINING. All persons serving as reserve municipal judges under this section are subject to s. 755.18.

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