Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 753.075 (2026)
Reserve judges; service
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753.075(1)(a)(a) “Permanent reserve judge” means a judge appointed by the chief justice to serve an assignment for a period of 6 months. Permanent reserve judges shall perform the same duties as other judges and may be reappointed for subsequent periods.
753.075(1)(b)(b) “Temporary reserve judge” means a judge appointed by the chief justice to serve such specified duties on a day-by-day basis as the chief justice may direct.
753.075(2)(2) Eligibility. The chief justice of the supreme court may appoint any of the following as a reserve judge:
753.075(2)(a)(a) Any person who has served a total of 6 or more years as a supreme court justice, a court of appeals judge or a circuit judge.
753.075(3)(a)(a) Temporary reserve judges shall receive a per diem equal to 90 percent of the daily salary of a judge of the court to which the reserve judge is assigned. While serving outside the county in which they reside temporary reserve judges shall also receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of judicial duties. This per diem compensation is not subject to s. 40.26 but the combined amount of this compensation and any other judicial compensation together with retirement annuities under the Wisconsin retirement system, the Milwaukee County retirement fund and other state, county, municipal, or other Wisconsin governmental retirement funds received by him or her during any one calendar year shall not exceed the yearly compensation of a circuit judge. The per diem compensation and actual and necessary expenses shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (a) when the judge is assigned to a circuit court and from the appropriation under s. 20.660 (1) (a) when the judge is assigned to the court of appeals.
753.075(3)(b)(b) Permanent reserve judges shall receive compensation equal to the compensation for the 6-month period of a judge of the court to which they are assigned. This compensation is not subject to s. 40.26 but the combined amount of this compensation and any other judicial compensation together with retirement annuities under the Wisconsin retirement system, the Milwaukee County retirement fund or other state, county, municipal or other Wisconsin governmental retirement funds received by him or her during any one calendar month shall not exceed one-twelfth of the yearly compensation of a circuit judge. Permanent reserve judges shall receive health insurance calculated under ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1) or (2) and vacation benefits calculated under s. 230.35 (1). Compensation for permanent reserve judges shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (b).
753.075 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 125, 211; 1973 c. 90; 1975 c. 224; 1977 c. 29; 1977 c. 187 s. 92; 1977 c. 418 ss. 749g, 749h; 1977 c. 449; Stats. 1977 s. 753.075; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (8) (a); 1979 c. 38; 1981 c. 20, 96; 1981 c. 187 s. 10; 1983 a. 27; 1983 a. 255 s. 6; 1987 a. 27, 143; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39, 269; 1993 a. 16 ss. 3567, 3893; 1993 a. 402; 1997 a. 237; 2005 a. 403.
753.075 AnnotationThis section does not affect a presiding judge’s powers and jurisdiction. Starke v. Village of Pewaukee, 85 Wis. 2d 272, 270 N.W.2d 219 (1978).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2023 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Two Unnamed v. Peterson, 2015 WI 85 (Wis. 2015).
State Ex Rel. Two Unnamed v. Peterson, 2015 WI 85 (Wis. 2015). “(citing Wis. Stat. § 753.075 ). The court of appeals ordered the respondents to address the remaining claims concerning the legality of a multi-county John Doe proceeding, the legality of a special prosecutor handling a multi-county John Doe proceeding, and the legality of the…”
John K. Maciver Inst. for Pub. Policy, Inc. v. Schmitz, 885 F.3d 1004 (7th Cir. 2018). “Just as senior judges in the federal system exercise all powers of a judge of their court, reserve judges in Wisconsin are entitled either to perform specified duties, Wis. Stat. § 753.075 (1)(b), or, if they have "permanent" reserve status, the "same duties as other judges.”
In Re Jud. Disciplinary Proceedings Against Gorenstein, 434 N.W.2d 603 (Wis. 1988). “35 requires that, to be eligible for appointment and assignment as a reserve judge, a person otherwise eligible under sec. 753.075, Stats., must have earned four credits of continuing judicial education during the 12 months immediately preceding appointment and have on file with…”
Starke v. Vill. of Pewaukee, 270 N.W.2d 219 (Wis. 1978). “(1975), and its renumbered counterpart sec. 753.075, Stats., do not affect a presiding judge’s powers and jurisdiction.”
State v. Petrone, 479 N.W.2d 212 (Wis. Ct. App. 1991). “Properly Appointed Judge By postconviction motion, Diane requested, inter alia, that the judgment of conviction be vacated because Judge Foley, the reserve judge who conducted the John Doe proceeding, had not previously been appointed by the chief justice of the Wisconsin…”
Three Unnamed v. Gregory A. Peterson (Wis. 2015). “(citing Wis. Stat. § 753.075 ). The court of appeals ordered the respondents to address the remaining claims concerning the legality of a multi-county John Doe proceeding, the legality of a special prosecutor handling a multi-county John Doe proceeding, and the legality of the…”
Francis D. Schmitz v. Honorable Gregory A. Peterson (Wis. 2015). “(citing Wis. Stat. § 753.075 ). The court of appeals ordered the respondents to address the remaining claims concerning the legality of a multi-county John Doe proceeding, the legality of a special prosecutor handling a multi-county John Doe proceeding, and the legality of the…”
State v. Kit R. Stilwell (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 753.075. ¶10 Third, Stilwell claims that his case had to be tried within sixty days after his initial appearance pursuant to WIS.”
— Wis. Stat. § 753.075(1) — 1 case
State v. Petrone, 479 N.W.2d 212 (Wis. Ct. App. 1991). “Properly Appointed Judge By postconviction motion, Diane requested, inter alia, that the judgment of conviction be vacated because Judge Foley, the reserve judge who conducted the John Doe proceeding, had not previously been appointed by the chief justice of the Wisconsin…”
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