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Wis. Stat. § 757.01 (2026)

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757.01757.01 Powers of courts. The several courts of record of this state shall have power:
757.01(1)(1) To issue process of subpoena, requiring the attendance of any witness, residing or being in any part of this state, to testify in any matter or cause pending or triable in such courts.
757.01(2)(2) To administer oaths to witnesses in any such matter or cause, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of the powers and duties of such court.
757.01(3)(3) To devise and make such writs and proceedings as may be necessary to carry into effect the powers and jurisdiction possessed by them.
757.01(4)(4) To exercise any of the powers and duties of a circuit court commissioner.
757.01 HistoryHistory: 1977 c. 187 s. 96; Stats. 1977 s. 757.01; 2001 a. 61.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1986–2010 · leading case: State v. Schaefer, 2008 WI 25 (Wis. 2008).
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State v. Schaefer, 2008 WI 25 (Wis. 2008). · cites it 6× “[7] See also Wis. Stat. § 757.01 (1) empowering courts of record of this state to issue "process of subpoena, requiring the attendance of any witness.”
State v. Hess, 2010 WI 82 (Wis. 2010). · cites it 4× “It then denied the motion, reasoning that the warrant was valid under either (1) the court's inherent power to issue warrants; or (2) the court's general statutory powers under Wis. Stat. § 757.01 . The circuit court also stated that even if the warrant were not valid, the…”
State v. Johnston, 394 N.W.2d 915 (Wis. Ct. App. 1986). “Sections 757.01(2) and 757.02(3), Stats.; see also State v.”
— Wis. Stat. § 757.01(1) — 1 case
State v. Schaefer, 2008 WI 25 (Wis. 2008). “[7] See also Wis. Stat. § 757.01 (1) empowering courts of record of this state to issue "process of subpoena, requiring the attendance of any witness.”
— Wis. Stat. § 757.01(2) — 1 case
State v. Johnston, 394 N.W.2d 915 (Wis. Ct. App. 1986). “Sections 757.01(2) and 757.02(3), Stats.; see also State v.”
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