Wisconsin Legal Overview: Racine The Racine metropolitan area in Wisconsin is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Racine County. The Racine, WI MSA is a part of the larger Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA. This combined statistical area additionally includes the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA, which covers Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee Counties. Racine County comes under the Second Judicial District of Wisconsin. The Racine County Circuit Court, located in the City of Racine, is the main trial court with general jurisdiction.
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1. The Racine County Circuit Court has criminal jurisdiction over all felony prosecutions in the county. It also handles criminal traffic violations and all civil disputes for the county. There are separate divisions for small claims below $5,000, family law, probate, and for juvenile cases. Apart from municipal courts in Racine and Burlington, the county also has one municipal court each for the town and village of Waterford. All told, Racine County also 12 such limited jurisdiction municipal courts, which handle misdemeanors, non-criminal traffic violations and local ordinance violations.
Racine County Clerk of Circuit Court
Trending Legal Topics: Appeals against trial court decisions in Racine County will be heard by District II of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which is located in Waukesha. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Federal cases in Racine County must be filed with the Milwaukee Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. All federal appeals arising from Wisconsin are heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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