Updated:  November 1, 2006

WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT

Pending Rules Petitions

Rule No.

Petitions Filed-Not Yet Scheduled For Public Hearing:

Date Filed:

 

 

 

Rule No.

Petitions Scheduled For Public Hearing:

Hearing Date/Time:

05-05

In the Matter of the Amendment of Wis. Stat. § 807.05 (Stipulations) and Creation of Wis. Stat. § 802.12(5) (Relating to Memorializing Settlements Reached By Way Of Alternative Dispute Resolution), filed by Attorney Donald Leo Bach on February 16, 2005, Amended Petition filed January 26, 2006

12/11/2006

09:30 a.m.

 

05-09

In the Matter of the Petition for Amendment to Supreme Court Rules 31.01 and 31.05 Relating to Expanding the Nature of Continuing Legal Education, filed by Gene R. Rankin, Director, Board of Bar Examiners on December 9, 2005

12/11/2006

09:30 a.m.

06-03

In the Matter of the Amendment of Supreme Court Rule 12.11 Confidentiality

 

In the Matter of the Addition of Supreme Court Rule 12.12 – Immunity, Supreme Court Rule 12.13 – Reimbursement from the Fund is Discretionary, and Supreme Court Rule 21.16(5m) – Restitution, filed by D. Michael Guerin, President, State Bar of Wisconsin on April 3, 2006

12/11/2006

09:30 a.m.

06-04

In the Matter of the Amendment of SCR 20:1.15 Safekeeping Property; SCR 20:1.0 Definitions; SCR 21.16 Discipline; and SCR 12.04 Wisconsin Lawyers Fund for Client Protection

01/17/2007

9:30 am

 

 

 

Rule No.

Public Hearing Held-Awaiting Court Action:

Hearing Date:

02-03

In the matter of the adoption of procedures for original action cases involving state legislative redistricting, Court’s own motion

10/14/2002

03-04

In the Matter of the Amendment of Supreme Court Rule 20:1.5(b) and Creation of Supreme Court Rule 20:1.5(e) regarding written Communications on fees and the Amendment of Supreme Rule 31.02 regarding continuing legal education credits for ethics, filed by the Fee Arbitration Study Committee on 04/11/2003 (11/20/2003 – petition returned to the Fee Arbitration Study Comm. for further consideration)

10/22/2003

 

 

04-03

In the Matter of the Licensure and Regulation of Paralegals, filed by the Board of Governors, State Bar of Wisconsin on 02/13/2004

10/27/2004

 

04-07

In the Matter of the Amendment of Supreme Court Rules, Chapter 20, Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys, filed by the Wisconsin Ethics 2000 Committee on July 29, 2004

Open Administrative Conferences are scheduled for: 11/30/2005, 12/15/2005, 1/19/2006, 1/25/2006, 2/28/2006; 9:30 a.m.

02/17/2005

 

04-08

In re: Proposed Amendments to Wis. Stat. §§ 809.30, 809.32 and 809.62, filed by the Judicial Council on September 30, 2004

03/15/2005

 

05-06

In re:  Proposed Amendments to Wis. Stat. § 887.26, Depositions Outside this State, filed by the Wisconsin Judicial Council on June 15, 2005 (1/20/2006 – court order issued returning the petition to the Judicial Council for further proceedings); 06/05/2006 – Amended Petition Filed.

11/14/2005

 

05-08

In the Matter of the Petition for Amendment to Supreme Court Rule SCR 40.14 Relating to Technical Changes in Language in Board of Bar Examiner’s Fees, filed by Gene R Rankin, Director, Board of Bar Examiners on July 15, 2005

11/30/2005

 

06-02

In the Matter of the Petition To Amend Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.19(3), filed by Constance M. Chesnik, Attorney, State of Wisconsin, Dept of Workforce Development on 03/09/2006.

10/24/2006

 

06-05

In the Matter of the Petition For Adoption of a Procedure to Suspend or Deny the License to Practice Law of a Person Certified As Delinquent In Payment of Wisconsin State Taxes, filed by Michael L. Morgan, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Revenue on July 18, 2006

10/24/2006