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SCR 70.20

Authority of the chief judge

activein force · 2025-01-02 – presentact-effective-date

(1) The chief judge shall exercise within the judicial administrative

district the full administrative power of the judicial branch of government

subject to the administrative control of the supreme court. The chief judge

may order that his or her directives, policies and rules be carried out.

Failure to comply with an order of the chief judge may be grounds for

discipline under sections 757.81 to 757.99 of the statutes.

(2) The administrative authority of the chief judge extends to the

municipal courts of the judicial administrative district. If a municipal

court is located in more than one judicial administrative district, the chief

judge whose district includes the county having the largest portion of the

population served by the municipal court shall have administrative

authority over that court, consistent with section 755.001(2) of the

statutes.

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www.wicourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-23
Edition
2026-09-23
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