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TCA 10

Reserve Judges

activein force · 2011-06-10 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Assignment Plan: After qualification as a reserve judge but prior to each annual appointment, the

chief judge of the reserve judge's home district shall confer with the reserve judge as determined by

the Office of Court Operations. Under certain circumstances, the chief judge may waive this

requirement and rely on information provided by the reserve judge to the Office of Court Operations.

Items to be discussed may include the number and types of cases the reserve judge is willing to handle,

counties in which he or she is willing to act, times when unable to serve, whether he or she intends to

engage in the practice of law or provide private resolution services, judicial education which may be

appropriate, nature of staff support and resources desired, and other matters which might affect

assignments.

The chief judge shall establish an assignment plan consistent with the skills and availability of the

reserve judge and the needs of the court system, and shall provide a copy to the Director of State Courts.

Nothing contained herein shall affect the validity of any assignment or the validity of any order,

judgment or action of an assigned reserve judge.

(b) Judicial Education and Mentoring: A reserve judge may request, or the chief judge require, that the

reserve judge complete a mentoring period prior to assignment. Any

reserve judge who has not been assigned to act for an extended period may, at his or her request or that

of the chief judge, be required to attend the Judicial College or designated Judicial Education programs

prior to assignment.

judge of the district in which he or she has been assigned and to the chief judge of the reserve judge's

"home district".

(d) Filing: All papers to be filed in matters to which a reserve judge is assigned shall be filed with the

clerk of court in the county of venue. The reserve judge may require that copies be provided to him or

her by the person filing.

History

(Adopted: 04/3/93) (Renumbered from TCA 13 to TCA 10 and readopted: 03/10/95) (Readopted: 08/14/98) (Amended: 06/10/11)

Provenance

Source: www.wicourts.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-23
Edition: 2026-09-23
Content hash: 8eaba02491db54d39ea0013866e9247e4f3f8af38388674afb9b79fb1619b610

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