Court Rules

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

6 rules from official source documents

4 of 6 checked against the court's document. Each rule says how far it was checked. A value with a question mark is not in the court's wording on its card.

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Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 5, 2026CRITICAL

Fax communication with the court is prohibited unless the court specifically invites it, imposes conditions, and all parties simultaneously receive a copy.

Parties may not communicate with the court by facsimile transmission unless specifically invited by the court, on such terms as the court prescribes, and then only if all parties receive a copy of the transmission simultaneously with delivery of the transmission to the court.

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Contact
Email

Email communication with the court is prohibited unless the court specifically invites it and prescribes conditions; the visible text is incomplete.

Parties may not communicate with the court by electronic mail unless specifically invited by the court, on such terms as the court prescribes, and then only

Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026WARNING

For emergency requests, parties must contact the duty judge first, then the Presiding Judge of the Children's Division, and then the other Children's Division judges in reverse Duty Judge schedule order beginning with the most recently assigned judge.

A party making an emergency request to the duty judge shall contact the duty judge first. If the duty judge is not available, the party shall contact the Presiding Judge of the Children’s Division. If the Presiding Judge is not available, the party shall contact the other judges assigned to the Children’s Division in reverse order on the Duty Judge schedule starting with the most recently assigned judge.

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Contact
Email

An email address is provided for contact with the Milwaukee County Civil Court.

Email: cticivil-milwaukee@wicourts.gov

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Contact
Phone
Phone
(414) 278-4140

Phone: (414) 278-4140

Summary: A phone number is provided for contact with the Milwaukee County Civil Court.

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Fax: (414) 223-1260

Summary: A fax number is provided for contact with the Milwaukee County Civil Court.

Common questions about Milwaukee County Circuit Court chambers communication rules

How may parties contact Milwaukee County Circuit Court?

Fax communication with the court is prohibited unless the court specifically invites it, imposes conditions, and all parties simultaneously receive a copy.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 16, section 1.15 Correspondence with the Court by Facsimile and Electronic Mail

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