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Municipal Courts

Municipal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance violations like traffic, parking and ordinance matters. Municipal courts are established by cities, towns and villages.

 

Common cases

  • Traffic
  • First offense drunk driving
  • Underage alcohol
  • Parking
  • Building code violations
  • Disorderly conduct
  • Trespass
  • Health code violations
  • Animal control violations
  • Truancy
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As of February 2021, there were 229 municipal courts and 232 municipal judges in Wisconsin. Seventy-nine of these courts are joint courts that serve from two to eighteen municipalities. Milwaukee has the largest municipal court, with three full-time judges. In totality, Wisconsin’s municipal courts handled more than 450,000 cases in 2019, the most recent year that statistics are available.

Use this database to find the location and contact information for the municipal courts in your county.

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