Supreme Court of Wisconsin

No. 06-07

In the matter of the Creation of a Court Rule Authorizing Use of Electronic Signatures by Court Officials

FILED JAN 4, 2008 David R. Schanker Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI

On December 6, 2006, A. John Voelker, Director of State Courts, filed a petition seeking to create a supreme court rule authorizing the use of electronic signatures by court officials. A public hearing was scheduled for March 2007, but prior to the date of the hearing the court granted the petitioner’s request that the court postpone the matter until the 2007-2008 term.

IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the petition shall be held in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public hearing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the hearing be given by a single publication of a copy of this order and of the petition in the official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.

Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 4th day of January, 2008.

BY THE COURT:

David R. Schanker

Clerk of Supreme Court