Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 809.20 (2026)

Rule (Assignment and advancement of cases)

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809.20809.20 Rule (Assignment and advancement of cases). The court may take cases under submission in such order and upon such notice as it determines. A party may file a motion to advance the submission of a case either before or after the briefs have been filed. The motion should recite the nature of the public or private interest involved, the issues in the case and how delay in submission will be prejudicial to the accomplishment of justice.

809.20 HistoryHistory: Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiii (1978).

809.20 NoteJudicial Council Committee’s Note, 1978: This rule incorporates the present unwritten procedure for having the submission of a case advanced. It also specifies the factors that may affect the advancement of a case. [Re Order effective July 1, 1978]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Educ. Network, Inc. v. Walker, 2013 WI App 77 (Wis. Ct. App. 2013).

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League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Educ. Network, Inc. v. Walker, 2013 WI App 77 (Wis. Ct. App. 2013). “This appeal was advanced for decision under Wis. Stat. 809.20 (2011-12). Unless otherwise noted, all references to the Wisconsin Statutes are to the 2011-12 version.”

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