Milwaukee County Court Cancels Some Cases Amid Coronavirus

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI – In response to the declared state health emergency related

to the new coronavirus, Milwaukee County officials issued an emergency order with a number of cancellations and temporary changes to some of Milwaukee County Circuit Court proceedings, starting on March 16.

The Milwaukee County courthouse remains open and any change in status will be noticed on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court website.

The emergency order cancels a number of proceedings in certain case types, limits a number of appearances and hearings, and encourages the use of teleconferencing to minimize person-to-person contact.

"The changes are intended to ensure continuous performance of the Court’s essential functions
and operations, while trying to help contain spread of the virus, Triggiano said. “This is a time
of unprecedented challenge. I am confident that we will meet this challenge responsibly and
with the strong collaboration we have with all our justice system partners.”

A copy of the order, including a detailed list of cancellations and procedural changes, is available
on the Milwaukee County Clerk of Courts website.

Also on March 13, 2020, Court officials announced that jurors who were summoned to appear at
the Milwaukee County Courthouse for jury service from March 16 through April 3 are not
required to report during that time frame.

For specific information related to a particular case, call the circuit court branch to which the
case is assigned. A link to Branch contact information can be found online here.