Assembly Joint Resolution 88
Temporary service by a court of appeals judge in the supreme court in judicial disciplinary proceedings (first consideration)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 10, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Article VII, section 11, of the Wisconsin Constitution, provides that justices and judges are subject to reprimand, censure, suspension, or removal for cause or for disability by the supreme court pursuant to procedures established by the legislature. Article VII, section 4 (3), of the Wisconsin Constitution, prohibits the temporary appointment of a court of appeals judge or circuit court judge to the supreme court.
This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2015 legislature on first consideration, requires that the supreme court assign on a temporary basis a court of appeals judge to aid in the proper disposition of judicial disciplinary proceedings in the supreme court to provide an odd number of justices for the consideration of the proceedings. The person assigned must be the most senior court of appeals judge eligible to be assigned.
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Under current statutory law, the judicial commission is charged with investigating the alleged misconduct or permanent disability of a judge. If the judicial commission finds probable cause that a judge is engaging or has engaged in misconduct, it files a formal complaint with the supreme court. If the judicial commission finds probable cause that a judge has a permanent disability, it files a petition with the supreme court [s. 757.85, stats.].
After the judicial commission finds probable cause of misconduct or permanent disability and before it files a complaint or petition, the matter is heard by a panel consisting of either three court of appeals judges or two court of appeals judges and one reserve judge or by a jury. The supreme court reviews the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations submitted following the hearing and determines appropriate discipline or action [ss. 757.87 and 757.91, stats.].
This amendment was prepared for the Joint Legislative Council's 2010 Special Committee on Judicial Discipline and Recusal.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it becomes effective.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Dec 10, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Dec 10, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 10, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Wachs, Berceau, Billings, Johnson, Kessler, Kolste, Ohnstad, Pope, Spreitzer, Subeck and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, L. Taylor and Vinehout
- Dec 10, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly
Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor