威斯康星首席大法官吁议会增设8名法官 全州缺口约30人
威斯康星州最高法院首席大法官吉尔·卡罗夫斯基11月11日在日内瓦湖举行的会议上发表年度司法状况讲话，呼吁州议会批准在全州增设8名法官，其中布朗县2名、肖诺/梅诺米尼县1名。卡罗夫斯基表示，近期一项关于法官工作量的研究显示，全州约需增加30名法官和法院专员。法院2027至2029财年预算申请要求增设8个职位，并要求拨款300万美元改善法院安保，原因是2025年全州记录在案的针对法院的安全威胁达129起。
布朗县目前有8名巡回法院法官和4名法院专员。州议会将于明年春季审议这份预算，下一个州预算周期从2027年7月1日开始。卡罗夫斯基说，法官人手不足已影响案件审理进度，增设法官有助于缓解积压、保障司法公正。
Wisconsin Chief Justice Karofsky Calls for Eight More Judges Statewide
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Jill Karofsky called for eight additional judges statewide in her annual State of the Judiciary address at Lake Geneva on Nov. 11. She proposed two new judgeships for Brown County and one for the Shawano-Menominee circuit. A state study estimates a shortfall of about 30 judges statewide. Karofsky also asked for $3 million for court security in the 2027-29 budget after 129 threats against judges were recorded in 2025.
Brown County currently has eight judges and four commissioners. The legislature is expected to take up the proposal next spring, ahead of the budget cycle that begins July 1, 2027.
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