NAME
E-MAIL
Judge Michael Bohren
michael.bohren@wicourts.gov
Judge J. Mac Davis
mac.davis@wicourts.gov
Commissioner Linda
Georgeson linda.georgeson@wicourts.gov
Sam Benedict
benedicts@opd.wi.gov
Doug Swanson
dswanson@habush.com
Dan Habeck
djh@cmhlaw.com
Michael Kaiser
mkaiser@kaiserlawoffices.com
Craig Kuhary
ckuhary@waldenlaw.net
Patrick Conklin
patconklin@att.net
Meeting Notes
Waukesha County Bench Bar Committee Meeting Notes
The Bench Bar committee met Wed. July 21st.
Members
present included Hon. Michael Bohren, Hon. Mac Davis, Patrick Conklin,
Michael Kaiser. Other members not present include Commissioner
Linda
Georgeson, Doug Swanson, and Craig Kuhary.
1.
Discussion regarding Courthouse physical
renovation: Continued plans to add inmate transport “tower” with
construction to begin late summer and completion by year end.
Tower will
connect jail to first and second floor courtroom.
2.
Discussion
regarding judicial rotation and new Judges.
http://www.waukeshabar.org/Circuit_Court_Rotation_July2010.pdf
-Reserve
Judge Mawdsley will be filling in as needed along with other reserve
judges.
-Judge
Stilling and Judge Gundrum will both spend time mentoring with other
judges and attending the Judicial College with
Reserve Judges handling calendar
in their respective Branches as needed.
-Bench members of the committee
reiterate the age-old suggestions to do your research and don’t make
assumptions when
briefing the Court and making arguments, regardless
whether
new or seasoned judge is sitting. Lay the foundation for the
law and your
argument each and every time.
3.
The Committee discussed improving
visibility and
awareness of this committee to better foster communication between the
Bench
and Bar, encourage members of both groups to voice concerns to
committee
members. The Committee agreed to publish brief notes from our
meetings to
share with all the issues that were discussed.
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