Wisconsin § 755.19 - Municipal court commissioners.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 755.19 — Municipal court commissioners., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 755.19. Municipal court commissioners.
755.19(1) (1) Appointment. First class cities may create the office of municipal court commissioner. The municipal court commissioner shall be an attorney licensed to practice in this state and shall complete annual educational credits consistent with supreme court requirements for municipal judges. The common council shall establish the number of positions and set the term, the additional qualifications and the compensation for the office. The presiding judge of the municipal court shall be the appointing authority and may terminate the employment of a municipal court commissioner at will and without cause. The municipal court commissioner shall be supervised by the judge whose cases the commissioner is hearing. Each municipal court commissioner shall take and file the official oath in the office of the clerk of the municipal court of the 1st class city for which appointed before performing any duty of the office. 755.19(2) (2) Powers and duties. Under the supervision of a municipal judge, a municipal court commissioner may do all of the following: 755.19(2)(a) (a) Under ss.
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