Madison, Wisconsin (November 5, 2025) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently voted to accept one case, and the Court acted to deny review in a number of other cases at its October 3, 2025 conference. The case numbers, counties of origin and the issues presented in granted cases are listed below. More information about pending appellate cases can be found on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Access website. Published Court of Appeals opinions can be found here, and the status of pending Supreme Court cases can be found here.
No. 2024AP250 Outagamie County v. M.J.B.
Supreme Court case type: Petition for Review
Court of Appeals: District III
Circuit Court: Outagamie County, Judge Yadira Rein reversed.
Long caption: In the matter of the mental commitment of M.J.B.: Outagamie County,
Petitioner-Respondent-Petitioner, v. M.J.B., Respondent-Appellant-Respondent.
Issue(s) presented:
- Is an examiner’s report filed less than 48 hours in advance of the final
hearing considered inaccessible under Wis. Stat. § 51.20(10)(b), resulting
in the circuit court losing competency to proceed?
Review denied: The Supreme Court denied review in the following cases. As the state’s law-developing court, the Supreme Court exercises its discretion to select for review only those cases that fit certain statutory criteria (see Wis. Stat. § 809.62). Except where indicated, these cases came to the Court via petition for review by the party who lost in the lower court:
Calumet County
2024AP1033
2024AP1525
Schultz v. Schultz
Fond du Lac County
2025AP66-FT Fond du Lac County v. D.P.E.
Kenosha County
2023AP2257-CR State v. Gonzalez
2024AP392-CR State v. Turner
2025AP2129-W L.J.H. v. Wisconsin Court of Appeals
[Supervisory Writ]
Marathon County
2025AP1388-OA Vaughn v. Wisconsin Court of Appeals
[Original Action]
2025AP1389-W Vaughn v. Wisconsin State Public Defenders
[Writ of Mandamus]
Milwaukee County
2023AP1480 State v. Miller
2023AP1591-CR State v. Gunn
2023AP1766-CR State v. Lusk
2024AP585-CRNM State v Huddleston
2024AP1183 Townsend v. Cook
2025AP10 State v. F.S.-E.
Outagamie County
2021AP685 Griswold v. Thompson
2023AP2311-CR State v.Jagla
Racine County
2023AP220 State v. Lalor
2023AP1596-CR State v. Thornton
Sheboygan County
2023AP238-CR
2023AP239-CR
2023AP240-CR
State v. Hogan
2023AP477-CR State v. Piggee
2024AP215-CR State v. Zeman
St. Croix County
2022AP1341-CR State v. Krizan
Walworth County
2025AP816-W Braun v. Hartman
[Writ of Habeas Corpus]
Winnebago County
2023AP476-CR State v. Grady
2025AP128 Schmidt v. EMC Insurance
