Wisconsin Constitution

Article VII, § 6 — Circuit court: boundaries

Wisconsin Const. art. VII, § 6

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The legislature shall prescribe by law the number of judicial circuits, making them as compact and convenient as practicable, and bounding them by county lines. No alteration of circuit boundaries shall have the effect of removing a circuit judge from office during the judge’s term. In case of an increase of circuits, the first judge or judges shall be elected.

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History

As amended April 1977; 1975 J.R. 13, 1977 J.R. 7, vote April 1977

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