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.

Find Municipal Courts

Court Municipality:
Court District:
7
702 E. Broadway St.
Viroqua, WI 54665
(608) 637-8231
Court Municipality:
Court District:
8
2290 S. Pinetree Road
Hobart, WI 54155
(920) 869-3801
Court Municipality:
Court District:
8
2290 S. Pinetree Road
Hobart, WI 54155
(920) 869-3801
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Court Municipality:
Court District:
3
220 Ellison St.
Horicon, WI 53032
(920) 485-4376
Court Listing Title
Court Municipality:
Court District:
3
220 Ellison St.

Horicon, WI 53032
(920) 485-4376
Court Listing Title
Court Municipality:
Court District:
3
220 Ellison St.

Horicon, WI 53032
(920) 485-4376
Court Listing Title
Court Municipality:
Court District:
8
P.O. Box 99
Hortonville, WI 54944
(920) 799-9542
Court Listing Title
Court Municipality:
Court District:
8
P.O. Box 12207

Green Bay, WI 54307
(920) 434-4669
Court Listing Title
Court Municipality:
Court District:
10
505 Third Street

Hudson, WI 54016
(715) 386-5929
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Court Municipality:
Court District:
3
425 Collins Road
Jefferson, WI 53549
(920) 673-0444