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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 682

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authority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review a decision of a justice to deny a motion to disqualify the justice.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires a supreme court justice and a judge in the court of appeals,

in circuit court, and in municipal court (judge) to disqualify himself or herself from

a civil or criminal action or proceeding (action) under certain circumstances,

including when a judge is related to any party or counsel to the action, when a judge

is a party or a material witness in the action, when a judge has a significant financial

or personal interest in the outcome of the action, and when a judge determines that

he or she cannot, or it appears he or she cannot, act in an impartial manner. This

bill provides that, if a Wisconsin Supreme Court (supreme court) justice denies a

motion to disqualify himself or herself from an action, the supreme court may review

that decision to deny the motion, and may either affirm or reverse the justice's

decision.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Bewley (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Hebl (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Pasch (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Richards (D) , Roys (D) , Turner (D)

2 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , S. Coggs (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 8, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Jorgensen, Roys, C. Taylor, Berceau, Turner, Pasch, Richards, Bewley and Pope-Roberts;Cosponsored by Senators S. Coggs and C. Larson

  2. Mar 8, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  3. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1