Bench and Bar Experiences

A blog to record and convey the daily experiences of a Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

DAUBERT IN WISCONSIN -- THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD

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By  Hon. John J. DiMotto      It has been almost three years since Wisconsin became a " Daubert " state.  When the amendmen...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND ONE PARTY CONSENT IN WISCONSIN

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BY HON. JOHN J. DIMOTTO      With the disclosures by Edward Snowden regarding activities of the NSA, people are much more attuned tod...
Friday, November 28, 2014

FIREARM SURRENDER HEARINGS IN WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE COUNTY PROCEDURES

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BY HON. JOHN J. DIMOTTO      In Wisconsin, if a court issues a Domestic Abuse Injunction under 813.12, a Child Abuse Injunction u...
Friday, November 14, 2014

PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER AN INSURANCE COMPANY IN A PERSONAL INJURY NEGLIGENCE LAWSUIT

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Hon. John J. DiMotto INTRODUCTION       In many personal injury automobile accident negligence cases that are filed by a plaintiff,...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Amendment of Civil Pleadings to Add a Party -- Wisconsin's Relation Back Doctrine

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Hon. John J. DiMotto In Wisconsin, a party may amend the party's pleadings once as a matter of course at any time within 6 months...
Monday, July 29, 2013

TPR ACTIONS IN WISCONSIN: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INVOLUNTARY AND VOLUNTARY PROCEEDINGS

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By:  John J. DiMotto INTRODUCTION In Wisconsin, there are two types of termination of parental rights (TPR) cases. First, th...
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

The Validity of Surrogacy Agreements in Wisconsin

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By John DiMotto In a blockbuster decision today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in Rosecky v. Schissel, 2013 WI 66, ___Wis.2d ___ , uphel...
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John DiMotto
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
I have been a Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee County since 1990. I currently serve in the Civil Division, assigned to a Large Claims Docket.
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