Circuit Court Commissioner

• Review petitions for temporary restraining orders; preside over injunction and firearms surrender hearings
• Serve as the Director of Family Services under Wis. Stat. § 767.405
• Preside over temporary order hearings and status conferences in divorce; preside over some post-divorce placement hearings
• Preside over paternity and child support hearings
• Preside over small claims trials (except contested eviction and replevin matters)
• Conduct initial appearances in criminal, traffic and ordinance cases
• Conduct evidentiary preliminary hearings in felony criminal cases
• Review arrest warrants and search warrants (including being on-call after regular business hours and on weekends)
• Conduct temporary detention hearings and plea hearings in juvenile delinquency cases; conduct temporary physical custody hearings and plea hearings in child protection cases; preside over juvenile ordinance matters
• Hold probable cause mental commitment hearings
• Perform wedding ceremonies (on an as-needed basis)
• Supervise a judicial assistant, and perform administrative duties related to the operation and management of the Court Commissioner’s Office
• Prepare and manage an annual office budget
• Perform and participate in other work and activities as directed by the judges
• Attend Court Commissioner conferences

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Deadline Note: Please send resumes to george.glonek@wicourts.gov