Update Releases Wis JI-Civil
The Wisconsin Court System publishes the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions semiannually on this website. Each release lists the updated or new instruction by number and title, and current instructions are made immediately available for download. To help maintain print collections, instructions for pages removed and inserted, along with volume numbers, are listed as well. Join our email list for updates throughout the year on newly released instructions for your sets. Send an email to carol.hassler@wicourts.gov to get notifications.
Releases
| Release date | Release number | Instructions affected |
| January 2024 | Release 56 | 1511, 2507, 2550, 2551, 2780, 3260.1, 8113 (New) |
| July 2023 | Release 55 | 430 (New), 1090, 1153, 1155, 1157, 1158, 1160, 1165, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1195, 1225, 1354, 3028, 8060 |
| January 2023 | Release 54 | 80, 2020, 2400, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2500, 2501, 2505, 2505A, 2507, 2511, 2513, 2550, 2722, 7050A, 8065 (New), 8100, 8111 |
| 2022 | Updates | Minor formatting updates without new revision dates, of interest to those maintaining print sets. See linked memo. |
| 2022, March | Release 53 | 50, 400, 1008, 1023, 1023.5, 1153, 1155, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1165, 1170, 1175, 1180, 1185, 1190, 1190.5, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1193.5, 1195, 1205, 1210, 1220, 1225, 1230, 1235, 1240, 1245, 1250, 1255, 1260, 1265, 1270, 1275, 1393 (New), 1762, 1900.4, 2600, 2605, 2770, 2790, 3028, 3079 (New), 3110, 7050, 7050A (New), 8025, 8060, 8100, 8120 |
| 2021 | Updates | 7050 (September 2021), 7050A (New, September 2021) |
| 2021, March | Release 52 | 358, 1023, 1023.5, 1023.6, 1500, 1900-4, 2400, 2418, 3200, 5001, 8035 |
| 2020 | Release 51 | 50, 1022.2, 1023.5, 1380, 1900.4, 2507, 2725, 2750, 2769, 2780, 2790, 3028, 3070, 3094, 3242, 3310, 4035, 4045, 7050, 8020, 8051, 8100, 8111 |
| 2019 | Release 50 | 1023, 1383, 1870, 1895, 1987, 1920, 2420, 2750, 3086, 3094, 4000, 7050, 7054, 7060 |
| 2018 | Release 49 | 10, 50, 405, 1383, 1511, 1707.1, 1855, 1870, 1895, 1897, 2020, 2400, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2405, 2405.5, 2419, 2800, 3057, 3074, 3086, 3710, 7050, 8060 |
Prior Versions
From 1960 through 2020, updates to the Wisconsin Jury Instructions - Civil were published annually by the University of Wisconsin Law School. The approval date for content published through 1978 is indicated by the date at the bottom of the page. For new and revised items since 1978, the first paragraph of the comment also indicates the year of Committee approval. For information about prior updates or copies of superseded or withdrawn jury instructions, contact the Wisconsin State Law Library reference desk at 608-267-9696 or wsll.ref@wicourts.gov.