The Third Branch
Chief Judge Kremers meets with mayors
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Chief Judge Jeffrey A. Kremers |
On Feb. 13, District One Chief Judge Jeffrey A. Kremers, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, met with members of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of Milwaukee County (ICC). Members of the ICC are mayors and city managers of the municipalities in Milwaukee County.
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele attended the meeting, as did representatives of the local fire departments and the president of the Milwaukee County Law Enforcement Executives Association (MCLEEA), an organization of police chiefs.
In his remarks, Kremers described the structure, operations, budget challenges and workload of the Milwaukee County circuit courts. He also spoke about the evidence-based decision making efforts continuing in the county, such as universal screening and enhanced crisis intervention efforts to assist the local police departments' work with people who have mental illness. A question and answer period followed his remarks and he invited the attendees to visit the courts.
Kremers' efforts are part of a larger District One outreach program. Over the past few months, he and other members of the Executive Committee of the Milwaukee County Community Justice Council have attended citizen meetings in the Milwaukee police districts. Also, as part of "Courts Connecting with Communities," he has partnered with representatives of the Milwaukee Bar Association's Community Relations Committee, chaired by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Carl Ashley, to develop a speakers' bureau for the district.