Calument, Dunn, Jackson, Marathon counties selected as new circuit court branches.

Byline: Michaela Paukner, mpaukner@wislawjournal.com

Calumet, Dunn, Jackson and Marathon counties have been selectedas new Wisconsin circuit-court branches. Their establishment is the resultof alaw enacted last week, allowing the director of state courts to set up 12 new circuit court branches over three years.

In a press release issued on Monday,Director of State Courts Randy Koschnick said Calumet, Dunn, Jackson and Marathon counties have the caseload, judicial need and necessary buildings to support a circuit court branch.

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