Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-10-16
OPROv|DE
FOR JUDGES
Proposed Amendment
To Be Voted on in
November Is Ex-
planned

AS many know, Sank county is
now served by a circuit judge wh1
resides about 200 miles away. Il
is proposed to change this situa
ton:
Briefly it may be stated that the
following are some explanations
and objects to be accomplished by
the amendment to Section z, Article
z of the wisconsin constitution
which is to be submitted to the
people for their approval:
ID Milwaukee county was TAX
en- of by similar amendment
years ago.
(2) This amendment does not
create any new judges. 1t merely
makes it possible for the Legislature
to provide for additional judges in
the future when and as they may
become necessary in the various
counties.
CD Dane county is the only coun-
ty in the state which can be al
fected by the amendment at this
time.
(4) No other county can be az
fected by the amendment until af-
ter 1880 because no census will be
taken until that year.
90 The time of the Dane county
circuit judge is now practically
taken up by the state of Wisconsin
in the trial of the cases which are
appealed from all the state commits
sions. These cases come from
every county in the state. These
cases are tried at Madison in order
to save time and expense to the
state of Wisconsin by saving the
time and expense of the state off,
GERS travelling all over the state TO
try these cases.
co The trial and decision OF
commission cases is quite different
from the trial and decision of the
ordinary law suit. 1t has become
a special study. A great advan-
tage is gained to the people Of Wis
consin by having all these cases
tried before one judge who special
ICES in these questions rather than
to have this class of cases decided
by different judges all over the
state, none of whom would have the
time to specialize on the rules of
law applicable to this class of
cases.
CD Because the state of Wiscon-
sin has taken practically all of the
time of the Dane county circuit
court Judge in the trial of the state
commission cases, the legislature
in 1921 provided the superior court
of Dane county with a second
judge but the legislature could not
give that judge the power to hold
court as a circuit judge in Dane
county or in any other county.
60 When cases are commenced
in the Dane county circuit court,
the second Judge of the Superior
court cannot be called in to try
Them. The cases must then wait
until the circuit judge can try them
)r call in circuit judge from an
1ther county. This is so even
.hOugh the second superior court
Judge may have ample time to try
he cases.
90 If this amendment passes
hen the second superior court
Judge will be discontinued and a |
second circuit court judge will be
elected for Dane county who can
ry the cases in both the superior |
md circuit courts of Dane COUNTY !
md who can be called to any other
ounty in the state to try circuit
curt cases where the courts are
(10) This amendment will not
lean an extra Judge in Dane coun-
Y, but will provide a second circuit
Judge who will take the place of the
econd superior court judge and
Tho will have the power to try
ny cases in any court in the state
S other circuit court judges nov
o.
(1D The state of Wisconsin is
ow paying the salary of the sec
nd judge of the superior court.
yhieh will be discontinued and will 4
pay the salary of the sec
nd circuit Judge.
(12) The same legislature which
rovided for the second superior
curt judge also passed this amend
lent so that the necessity for the
econd circuit court judge could be
AIKEN care of by the next legisla-
ire. The 1921 legislature made the
est temporary provision that the
0nstitution allows.
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