Court reorganization file, 1911-1977.

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Court reorganization file, 1911-1977.

Files of the Judicial Council (1952-1958) concerning the reorganization of Wisconsin's court system; including earlier records of the Wisconsin Bar Association's Committee on Uniformity of Courts (1942-1951) and the Legislative Committee on the Investigation and Organization of Courts (1911-1913). The processed portion of this series is summarized above, dates 1942-1958, and is described in the register. There are additional accessions dating 1911-1977 which are described below.

2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes); plusadditions of 12.4 c.f.

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Wisconsin Bar Association

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Wisconsin. Judicial Council

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Chapter 392 of the Laws of 1951 created the Judicial Council. It succeeded the Advisory Committee on Rules of Pleading, Practice and Procedure which had been created by Chapter 404, Laws of 1929. The Judicial Council performs several functions, including studying the rules of pleading, practice, and procedure and advising the Supreme Court on any changes which might simplify those procedures; surveying and studying the organization, jurisdiction, and methods of administr...