Wisconsin Legal Overview: Green Bay The Green Bay metropolitan area in Wisconsin is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto Counties. The circuit court in each county is the main trial court with general jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases. The Brown County Circuit Court located in Green Bay is the county’s main trial court. The county additionally has 12 limited jurisdiction municipal courts in various cities, towns and villages. These municipal courts handle misdemeanors, traffic offenses, and local ordinance violations.
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Trending Legal Topics: Appeals against trial court verdicts in the circuit courts in Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto Counties must be filed with District III of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which is located in Wausau, WI. A petition for review can be filed subsequently with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which may or may not agree to review the case. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the court of last resort in the state judicial system. Federal cases in the three aforementioned counties must be filed with the Green Bay Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. |