The Supreme Court held an open administrative conference on June 25, 2008, in the Supreme Court Chambers.

The Supreme Court held an open administrative conference on April 24, 2008, in the Supreme Court Chambers.

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The Supreme Court held an open administrative conference on April 15, 2008, in the Supreme Court Chambers.

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The Supreme Court held a public hearing and open administrative conference on April 8, 2008, in the Supreme Court Chambers.

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The Supreme Court held a public hearing and open administrative conference on April 7, 2008, in the Supreme Court Chambers.

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The Supreme Court held a public hearing and open administrative conference on March 14, 2008, in the Supreme Court Chambers. The discussion included numerous rules petitions including the Matter of the Definition of the Practice of Law.

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The court heard oral arguments on the following cases December 13 at the State Capitol.

*State v. Clayborn L. Walker (Watch) (Listen) 

*State v. David G. Straszkowski (Watch) (Listen) 

*State v. Louis H. LaCount (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases December 13 at the State Capitol.

*James R. Donohoo v. Action Wisconsin, et al. (Watch) (Listen)    

*Racine County, et al. v. Int'l Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace Wrkrs. (Watch) (Listen)

*Jeannie Hefty  v. Daniel R. Strickhouser, et al. (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases December 13 at the State Capitol.
*State v. Brian H. Duchow (Watch) (Listen)
*Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Gary R. George (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases December 12 at the State Capitol.
*State v. Keith A. Davis (Watch) (Listen)
*AccuWeb, Inc. v. Foley & Lardner, et al. (Watch) (Listen)
*State v. Dwight M. Sanders (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases December 11 at the State Capitol.
*Walworth County Dept. of Health and Human Services v. Andrea L. O. (Watch) (Listen)
* State v. Nathaniel L. Sumner (Watch) (Listen)
* Barbara Sands v. The Whitnall School District (Watch) (Listen)

Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler was formally sworn in as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on November 30 in the Assembly Chamber. Retired Justice Jon P. Wilcox will administer the oath of office. Ziegler won election to a 10-year term in April, and took the oath of office in a small ceremony in Washington County on August 1. She is the 80th justice and the sixth woman to serve on the state’s highest court since Wisconsin became a state in 1848.

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases November 29 at the State Capitol.
*Gregory A. Liebovich v. Minnesota Insurance Co. (Watch) (Listen)
*Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. Menasha Corp. (Watch) (Listen)
*Wisconsin Realtors Association v. Town of West Point (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases November 28 at the State Capitol.
*Berner Cheese Corp. v. Lyle A. Krug (Watch) (Listen)
*Estate of James H. Matteson v. Robert Matteson (Watch) (Listen)
*Shannon Nichols v. Progressive Nrthrn Ins. (Watch) (Listen)

A Judicial Conduct Panel held a hearing November 19 in an ethics case revolving around Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler. The panel, which consisted of three Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges, will not decide the case but presided over the hearing and will make a recommendation on how to deal with Zielgler's actions while serving as a Washington County Circuit judge prior to being elected a Supreme Court Justice. The hearing considered whether Zielger violated the Code of Judicial Conduct when she ruled on cases involving West Bend Savings Bank, where her husband serves on the board of directors. The hearing, was held in Ziegler's hometown of West Bend.

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases November 6 at the State Capitol.

*State v. Beaver Dam Area Development Corporation (Watch) (Listen)
*Walter J. Olson v. Town of Cottage Grove (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases November 1 at the St. Croix County Courthouse in Hudson.

*State v. William Troy Ford (Watch) (Listen)
*State v. Donald W. Jorgensen (Watch) (Listen)
*State v. Ramon Lopez Arias (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases October 31 at the St. Croix County Courthouse in Hudson.

*State v. Douglas J. Plude (Watch) (Listen)
*State v. Leonard J. Quintana (Watch) (Listen)
*Bruce Muller v. Society Insurance (Watch) (Listen)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court held a press conference in a Hudson courtroom on October 30 in advance of hearing a number of cases in the St. Croix County Government Center, as part of its Justice on Wheels program. The court generally visits one Wisconsin city each year. The program started in 1993 and the Supreme Court has visited Green Bay, Eau Claire, Wausau, Milwaukee, La Crosse, Superior, Janesville, Kenosha, Baraboo, Rhinelander, Juneau, Appleton, Stevens Point, Racine, Fond du Lac, Elkhorn and Waushara.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson delivered the annual State of the Judiciary Address on October 17 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Green Bay.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson delivered the annual State of the Judiciary Address on October 17 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Green Bay. Following the Chief Justice, Director of State Courts A. John Voelker presented his annual report on the administration of the court system.

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases October 4 at the State Capitol.

*Michelle Richards v. Badger Mutual Insurance (Watch) (Listen)

*Tony K. Steinmann v. Rose M. Steinmann (Watch) (Listen)

*G. Vaughn Stone, et al. v. Acuity (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases October 3 at the State Capitol.
*Nic J. Eichenseer v. Madison-Dane County Tavern League (Watch) (Listen)

*Jody Helgeland v. Wisconsin Municipalities (Watch) (Listen)

*State of Wisconsin v. Harenda Enterprises (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases September 12 at the State Capitol.
*Kevin Summers v. Touchpoint Health Plan, Inc. (Watch) (Listen)
*State of Wisconsin v. Michelle R. Popenhagen (Watch) (Listen)
*Hjalmer Heikkinen v. United Srvcs. Autom. Assn.(Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases September 11 at the State Capitol.

*James Gumz v. Northern States Power Co. (Watch) (Listen)
*Ralph Schmidt v. Northern States Power Co. (Watch) (Listen)
*State of Wisconsin v. Scott M. Hambly (Watch) (Listen)

The court heard oral arguments on the following cases September 5 at the State Capitol.

*Stuart v. Weisflog's Showroom Gallery (Watch) (Listen)
*Stuart v. Weisflog's Showroom Gallery (Watch) (Listen)
*State of Wisconsin v. Ronald Schaefer (Watch) (Listen)

Annette Kingsland Ziegler was sworn in as a State Supreme Court Justice August 1 at a ceremony at the Washington County Courthouse in West Bend, Wis.