Circuit court eFiling - Creating an eCourts account to eFile documents with the circuit courts

Purpose: An eCourts account is needed to electronically file documents with the circuit
courts. To create an eCourts account, complete the steps in this article.

Applicable Users: Circuit court eFilers

1. Visit the eFiling website: http://efiling.wicourts.gov.
   
2. Select the Create an account link.
   
3. Select the correct user type depending on your filing needs, then select the [Next] button.
   
4. Complete the required fields (listed in bold). Fields will vary depending on the account type you are creating. When your name is printed on court forms, it will print exactly as you entered the first, last, and middle name/initial. When you are finished, select the [Next] button.
   
5. Enter an email address or mobile phone number where account information can be sent should you need to recover your user name or password and you no longer have access to your primary email address. To proceed, select the [Next] button.
   
6. Enter your primary mailing address and other contact information. This section is only required for certain eCourts account types. When you are finished, select the [Next] button.
   
   Note: The address provided will be saved as your default address for all county circuit courts.
7. If you create an attorney eCourts account, you can add additional addresses for specific counties by selecting the Add another address link.
8. Enter all required address information. If you would like this address to replace your existing address on pending cases or to make this address your primary address in specific circuit courts, select the appropriate check box. When you are finished, select the [Save] button and then select the [Next] button to continue with the account setup.
   
9. To enable independent account recovery in the future, you must select and answer three security questions. The system will ask these questions if you forget your log in credentials. Choose three security questions from the available list and select the [Next] button.
   
10. Provide answers to the security questions selected. Responses are not case-sensitive. To complete eCourts account setup, select the [Create account] button.
    
11. Upon successful account creation, the eCourts system will send a confirmation email to the email address entered during the registration process. This email will contain your user name and PIN. Save or record this information for future use.
12. To activate your eCourts account, you can either:
    1. Select the eCourts link provided in the New user registration email.
    2. Or, if the confirmation page is still open from the registration process, you can select the activate your account link on that page instead.
       
13. Enter your User name and Password, then select the [Log in] button.
14. Enter the PIN provided in the confirmation email, and select the [Continue] button.
    
15. You will be redirected to a page confirming the activation of your eCourts account. You may now use the eFiling system.