Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session
Relating to: prohibiting a judge from holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was appointed or elected.
Judge Public officers Supreme court
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides that a judge of any court of record in this state, including a
justice of the state supreme court, may not hold an office of public trust, other than
a judicial office, while serving in the judicial office to which the judge was appointed
or elected. Current law prohibits a judge from holding an office of public trust during
the term for which the judge or justice was elected. The Wisconsin Supreme Court,
in
Wagner v. Milwaukee County Election Commission
, 2003 WI 103, has interpreted
this provision of current law to prohibit a judge from seeking elected office for the
duration of the term, regardless of whether the judge resigns from his or her judicial
office.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Darling (R)
6 cosponsors
Hutton (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Spiros (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R)
Full history
- Feb 21, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Sanfelippo, Kooyenga, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Spiros
- Feb 21, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Utilities
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1