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Wisconsin State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Wisconsin Welcome to Wisconsin on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Wisconsin judicial system is laid out in the Article VII of the Wisconsin Constitution. The state court system is composed of a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts and Municipal Courts. The federal court system is made up of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Western District of Wisconsin, the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Court and the Western District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Court. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Wisconsin Wisconsin Supreme Court Appellate Wisconsin Court of Appeals Trial Wisconsin Circuit Courts Wisconsin Municipal Courts State court projects involving Wisconsin Wisconsin Constitution Wisconsin Judicial Commission Judicial interest organizations Wisconsins counties There are 72 counties in Wisconsin. There are ten judicial districts, each serving one or more counties.     To see a list of counties in Wisconsin, please see - Wisconsin counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Courts of Wisconsin Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of Wisconsin United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Wisconsin Federal court projects involving Wisconsin Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Wisconsin Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2013 Wisconsin judicial elections Judges in Wisconsin are selected in non-partisan primary and general elections. Judicial elections are held every year in the spring. Midterm vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment, through a nominating commission. Selection Judicial selection in Wisconsin Wisconsin Supreme Court Wisconsin Court of Appeals Wisconsin Circuit Courts Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 10 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,038 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Wisconsin State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Wisconsin School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Wisconsin Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

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