Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Established	August 1978
Jurisdiction	Wisconsin
Location	Milwaukee (District I) Waukesha (District II) Wausau (District III) Madison (District IV)
Composition method	Non-partisan election from within judicial district
Authorised by	Wis. Const. Art VII § 5 Wis. Stats. Chapter 752
Appeals to	Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Appeals from	Wisconsin circuit courts
Judge term length	Six years
Number of positions	16
Website	www.wicourts.gov/courts/appeals/
Chief Judge
Currently	Maxine Aldridge White
Since	August 1, 2023
Deputy Chief Judge
Currently	Lisa K. Stark
Since	August 2, 2015
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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court that reviews contested decisions of the Wisconsin circuit courts. The Court of Appeals was created in August 1978^[1] to alleviate the Wisconsin Supreme Court's rising number of appellate cases. Published Court of Appeals opinions are considered binding precedent until overruled by the Supreme Court; unpublished opinions are not. The Court hears most appeals in three-judge panels, but appeals of circuit court decisions in misdemeanor, small claims, and municipal ordinance cases are decided by a single judge.