Welcome to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court web site. The mission of the Combined Court Related Operations is to provide circuit courts, attorneys, persons proceeding without an attorney and all other persons involved in circuit court proceedings or other functions of the circuit court with courteous, proficient, and professional services which facilitate the circuit court system.
Court services are provided in Milwaukee County by many different offices. The office of the Chief Judge, the District Court Administrator, the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court, the Family Court Commissioner and the Register in Probate all provide court services in Milwaukee County.
The Chief Judge, along with the District Court Administrator, manages the state administrative duties of the Milwaukee circuit courts. Wisconsin state statutes and Supreme Court rules assign more than 70 administrative duties to chief judges. Along with their deputies, they work on budgeting; managing personnel; communicating with county boards on issues related to the courthouse facilities, security and staffing. The Chief Judge coordinates the judicial assignments of the 47 elected circuit court judges and the 22 court commissioners in Milwaukee County.
The Clerk of Circuit Court maintains all records for the circuit courts, accepts payments for fines and forfeitures, maintains the online records, staffs the courts and offices, and provides many other functions. The Clerk manages a department of over 300 people and a budget of almost $43 million. If you have questions about court records, want to pay a fine or forfeiture, or have been summoned to be a juror, you would need to contact the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court. The Clerk's office has three separate division: Civil, Criminal & Traffic and Children's.
The Family Court Commissioner (FCC) is part of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Family Division. This unit consists of 11 judicial officers including a commissioner, deputy commissioner, and nine (9) assistant commissioners. Additionally, the office employs a support staff of approximately 25 people. The commissioner also functions as the administrative coordinator of the Family Division.
The Register in Probate office keeps the records and handles proceedings for administration of decedent's estates, testamentary trusts, guardianships, protective placements, civil mental health commitment proceedings and other related proceedings in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.