Appellate Procedure
Wisconsin
- WI Court System
- Appellate Court E-Filing
- Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
- Court System Overview: How a Case Moves Through the Courts
- Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Case Access
- WI Supreme Court
- WI Court of Appeals
- Filing an Appeal FAQs
- Forms
- Internal Operating Procedures
- Procedures for Expedited Appeals
- Briefs Assistant (State Bar of Wisconsin)
Shows examples of initial brief, response brief, and reply brief and assists with formatting.
- WI Circuit Courts
- US Court of Appeals: Seventh Circuit
- Appellate Procedure (WI State Public Defender)
- Appellate rule changes: Include opinions cited in appellate briefs or petitions in accompanying appendices (WisBar InsideTrack August 2010)
- Administrative Appeals / Judicial Review
- WI Dept of Administration, Division of Hearing & Appeals Corrections Unit
Administrative appeal and judicial review of Corrections cases by WI Dept. of Administration, Division of Hearings and Appeals. - WI Labor & Industry
Review Commission
LIRC rules include circuit court review of unemployment compensation, worker's compensation, and equal rights / public accommodation decisions. - WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
- WERC State Employee Civil Service Appeals
- WI Admin. Code: ch. HA "Division of Hearings & Appeals"
- WI Dept of Administration, Division of Hearing & Appeals Corrections Unit
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI
Statutes: s. 227.52 - 227.60
Sections address judicial review of administrative decisions - WI Statutes: s. 800.14 "Appeal from Municipal Court Decision"
- WI Statutes: ch. 808 "Appeals and Writs of Error"
- WI Statutes: ch. 809 "Rules of Appellate Procedure"
- WI Statutes: ch. 974 "Criminal Procedure: Appeals, New Trials and Writs of Error"
- WI Admin. Code: ch. HA "Division of Hearings & Appeals"
- Opinions
- On Point Case Summaries (2010-) (WI State Public Defender)
- Decisions (WI Dept of Administration, Division of Hearing & Appeals)
- Rules
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Federal Courts
- PACER $
Access U.S. Appellate court records.
- U.S. Supreme Court
Access court rules and procedures.- Case Handling
Guides
Guide to filing paid cases and cases in forma pauperis, guide to counsel and waiver form.
- Case Handling
Guides
- United States Court of Appeals: 7th Circuit
Federal Circuit Court for Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. Access appellate rules, procedures and forms. Includes filing tips and sample briefs
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Administrative Review of DNR Decisions: A guide to hearings before the Divisions of Hearings and Appeals
66 Wis Lawyer 7 (July 1993) - Appealing Municipal Court Judgments to Circuit Court
79 Wis Lawyer 3 (Mar 2006) - Effective Appellate Brief Writing
Appellate Practice Jnl (Spring 2010)
Library Resources
- Appellate Practice & Procedure in Wisconsin
- Attorneys Guide to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal Practice & Procedure
- How to Handle an Appeal
- Wisconsin Attorneys Desk Reference
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals style manual