Supreme Court headed for Elkhorn

More than 300 people have signed up to watch proceedings

Madison, Wisconsin - February 22, 2006

For the first time in its history, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will sit in Elkhorn next week, hearing three cases on Thursday, March 2, at the Walworth County Judicial Center, 1800 County Road NN, Elkhorn. The community’s overwhelming response to the court’s visit has filled the courtroom to capacity for the cases commencing at 9:30 and 11 a.m., although a simulcast of these proceedings will be shown in an adjacent courtroom for anyone wishing to drop in. Reservations remain available for the 2 p.m. case.

The visit will begin with a press conference in Branch 4 of the Judicial Center at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1. Local judges, state legislators, and county officials will help to welcome the court; the chief justice will make remarks and the justices will take questions.

On Thursday, March 2, the court will hear three cases commencing at 9:30 and 11 a.m., and 2 p.m. Immediately prior to each case, a local attorney who has studied the briefs will make a presentation to the audience. These attorneys are: Kristine Drettwan, Edward Thompson, and Kelly Nickel. The court will join local service organizations for lunch.

A number of high schools have arranged to bring groups, including: Badger High School (Lake Geneva), Elkhorn High School, Faith Christian School (Williams Bay), St. Francis School (Lake Geneva), and Walworth Alternative High School. Also attending will be students from UW-Whitewater and Gateway College.

This trip is part of the Court’s Justice on Wheels program, begun in 1993 to make the Court’s work more accessible to the people of the state. The Elkhorn visit marks the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 16th Justice on Wheels trip; the court also has sat in Green Bay, Eau Claire, Wausau, Milwaukee, La Crosse, Superior, Janesville, Kenosha, Baraboo, Rhinelander, Juneau, Appleton, Stevens Point, Racine, and Fond du Lac.

Note to electronic media and still photographers: Camera requests must be made to cover the Supreme Court’s oral arguments. Call Media Coordinator Rick Blum at (608) 277-5133. Notice not required for press conference.

For more information contact:
Amanda Todd
Court Information Officer
(608) 264-6256

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