Chief Justice's COVID-19 Task Force
On April 28, 2020, Chief Justice Patience Drake Roggensack, in her administrative capacity as the Chief Justice, convened a statewide Wisconsin Courts COVID-19 Task Force to recommend criteria for courts throughout the state to safely re-engage in-person proceedings, including jury trials. The work of the Task Force is intended to complement other federal and state-level guidance, which may not apply specifically to Wisconsin's court system.
Read the Chief Justice's COVID-19 Task Force Final Report
Committee membership
| Name | Affiliation/Location |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice Patience Roggensack | Wisconsin Supreme Court |
| Ms. Diane Fremgen | Deputy Director of State Courts for Court Operations (Chair) |
| Hon. Kitty Brennan | Milwaukee County Circuit Court / District I Court of Appeals (Retired) |
| Mr. Patrick Brummond | District Court Administrator, Seventh Judicial District |
| Hon. John DiMotto | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (Retired) |
| Hon. Guy Dutcher | Waushara County Circuit Court |
| Mr. Carlo Esqueda | Dane County Clerk of Circuit Court |
| Dr. Robert Golden* | Dean, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
| Attorney Tim Gruenke | La Crosse County District Attorney |
| Attorney Joseph Guidote | Outagamie County Corporation Counsel |
| Hon. Patrick Haughney | Waukesha County Circuit Court (Retired) |
| Ms. Karen Hepfler | Chippewa County Clerk of Circuit Court |
| Hon. Tammy Jo Hock | Brown County Circuit Court |
| Dr. Dennis Maki* | Prof. Emeritus, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
| Hon. Scott Needham | St. Croix County Circuit Court |
| Ms. Ann Olson | Office of Court Operations Policy Analyst |
| Attorney Suzanne O'Neill | State Public Defender's Office Deputy Trial Division Director |
| Hon. James G. Pouros | Washington County Circuit Court |
| Attorney Christopher Rogers | Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. |
| Hon. John Storck | Dodge County Circuit Court (Retired) |
| Sheriff Maury Straub | Ozaukee County Sheriff (Retired) |
| Hon. Mary Triggiano* | Milwaukee County Circuit Court and Chief Judge, First Judicial District |
| Attorney Sara Ward-Cassady | State Public Defender's Office Director of Administrative Services |
| Attorney Erik Weidig | Waukesha County Corporation Counsel |
*Consultant
Additional information
- "Wisconsin court system delivering 600,000 face masks to circuit courts statewide"
- "Reopening the Courts: COVID-19 Task Force Report Provides Local Guidance," Wisconsin State Bar InsideTrack newsletter
- COVID-19 information on wicourts.gov