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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 146

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

Court — Procedure Supreme court Swanson, robert s

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

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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) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Hebl (D) , Kahl (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pasch (D) , Richards (D) , Wachs (D) , Wright (D) , Zepnick (D)

3 cosponsors

Cullen (D) , Lehman (D) , Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Richards, Pasch, Wachs, Zepnick, Mason, Billings, Berceau, C. Taylor, Wright, Ohnstad, Kahl and Bernard Schaber; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Taylor and Cullen

  2. Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jun 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Judiciary and referred to committee on Government Operations and State Licensing pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  4. Oct 17, 2013 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations and State Licensing and referred to committee on State Affairs and Government Operations pursuant to Assembly Resolution 19

  5. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1