800.065 Reserve municipal judges. - Wisconsin Statutes

800.065

800.065 Reserve municipal judges.

800.065(1)

(1) Definitions. In this section, " reserve municipal judge" means a former municipal judge who has complied with s. 755.03 and is appointed by the chief judge of the former municipal judge's judicial administrative district to perform such specified duties on a day-by-day basis as the chief judge may direct.

800.065(2)

(2) Eligibility. Any of the following persons may serve as a temporary reserve judge:

800.065(2)(a)

(a) A person who has served a total of 8 or more years as a municipal judge.

800.065(2)(b)

(b) A person who has served 4 or more years as a municipal judge and who was not defeated at the most recent time he or she sought election to judicial office.

800.065(3)

(3) Compensation. Notwithstanding s. 755.04, reserve municipal judges under this section shall receive compensation in an amount agreed to by contract between the municipality and the reserve municipal judge.

800.065(4)

(4) Training. All persons serving as reserve municipal judges under this section are subject to s. 755.18.

800.065 - ANNOT.

NOTE: This section is shown as affected eff. 1-1-11 by 2009 Wis. Act 402. Prior to 1-1-11 it reads:

800.065 - ANNOT.

800.065 Temporary reserve judges; service. (1) Definitions. In this section, "temporary reserve judge" means a judge for a municipal court for any municipality within the judicial administrative district appointed by the chief judge of that district to perform such specified duties on a day-by-day basis as the chief judge may direct.

800.065 - ANNOT.

(2) Eligibility. Any of the following persons may serve as a temporary reserve judge:

800.065 - ANNOT.

(a) A person who has served a total of 8 or more years as a municipal judge.

800.065 - ANNOT.

(b) A person who has served 4 or more years as a municipal judge and who was not defeated at the most recent time he or she sought election to judicial office.

800.065 - ANNOT.

(3) Compensation. Notwithstanding s. 755.04, temporary reserve judges under this section shall receive compensation in an amount agreed to by contract between the municipality and the temporary reserve judge. The judge may not serve until the contract is entered into and the judge has complied with s. 755.03.

800.065 - ANNOT.

(4) Training. All persons serving as temporary reserve judges under this section are subject to s. 755.18.

800.065 - ANNOT.

History: 1987 a. 389; 2009 a. 402.