The civil division of circuit court primarily hears lawsuits by a person, business or government seeking money compensation from another person, business or government for a past injury. The injury may be a physical injury, as may occur in an auto accident, or it may be a money-only injury, such as the violation of a contract.
Judges assigned to the civil division also hear requests for injunctions.
An injunction is a court order prohibiting a person, business or government from doing a particular thing or engaging in a specific activity. Certain types of injunction requests are directed to the family division instead of the civil division. Inc. All Rights Reserved. Links to external sites are provided for your convenience. Milwaukee County has no control over the format or content of any information found at non-Milwaukee County sites.