Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 801.56 (2026)

Change of venue if judge disqualified by interest

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801.56801.56 Change of venue if judge disqualified by interest. When the judge is a party or interested in any action in the judge’s court or is related to or has been of counsel for either party, the court or the presiding judge thereof shall, upon application of either party, and may without such application, change the place of trial or call in another judge as provided in s. 801.58. The fact that the judge is a taxpayer does not disqualify the judge.

801.56 HistoryHistory: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 757, 777 (1975); 1975 c. 218; Stats. 1975 s. 801.56.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Wisconsin Dep't of Workforce Dev. v. Wisconsin Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2016 WI App 21 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016).

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Wisconsin Dep't of Workforce Dev. v. Wisconsin Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2016 WI App 21 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “While DWD suggests this refers to the general venue transfer provisions, LIRC makes the strong case that the language, "change of the place of trial or the calling in of another judge," is a direct reference to Wis. Stat. § 801.56 . That statute provides that " [w]hen the judge…”

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