La Crosse County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Upon receipt of said notice, should opposing counsel believe that the time allotted is insufficient to complete the matter before the court, counsel shall immediately contact the Court and opposing counsel to reschedule the matter for an appropriate length of time.

Upon receipt of said notice, should opposing counsel believe that the time allotted is insufficient to complete the matter before the court, counsel shall immediately contact the Court and opposing counsel to reschedule the matter for an appropriate length of time.

CRITICAL

A party seeking to close public judicial proceedings must, if possible, notify the court and media coordinator in writing at least 72 hours before the hearing, unless the judge finds good cause for shorter notice.

Unless good cause for a shorter time period has been shown to the judge, a party moving that any judicial proceedings, required by law to be public, be closed to the news media must notify the court and the media coordinator in writing, if possible, at least 72 hours prior to the time set to hear the motion.

CRITICAL

A defendant seeking remote appearance for the listed proceedings must notify the court by emailing the Clerk of Court or using another method of communication.

A Defendant who wishes to appear remotely for trials, evidentiary hearings, guilty and no contest pleas and felony sentencings must inform the court by sending an e-mail to the Clerk of Court e-mail address: lacrosse.zoom@wicourts.gov or other methods of communication. Official e-mail address is posted on the Clerk of Courts website: http://www.lacrossecounty.org/Courts.

WARNING

Lawyers are to advise the judge of any security threat, in any case, that in which they are involved. This information should include names, nature of the threat, times, and other pertinent information.

Lawyers are to advise the judge of any security threat, in any case, that in which they are involved. This information should include names, nature of the threat, times, and other pertinent information.

WARNING

At disposition, appointed counsel must advise the court of the appointment, the billing amount, and whether the defendant has made payments.

At the time of disposition, it will be the obligation of the attorney to advise the court he/she was appointed; the amount of the billing and whether or not the defendant has made any payments on the bill.

WARNING

Attorneys with conflicts in other courts should notify the court at the earliest possible date.

Attorneys with time conflicts in other courts are expected to notify the court of such conflicts at the earliest possible date.

WARNING

Contact

Email to chambers

Case-related email correspondence must be addressed and sent to the appropriate judge's judicial assistant, not directly to the judge.

In order to preserve impartiality and fairness in all judicial proceedings, all email correspondence regarding cases before the court shall be addressed and sent to the appropriate judge's judicial assistant, and not to the judge directly.

WARNING

In a multiple-defendant case with a previously assigned trial judge, the attorney must notify the court or commissioner at the initial appearance.

attorney shall notify the court/commissioner at initial appearance in multiple defendant cases which judge has been previously assigned the case, if a trial judge has been previously assigned.