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Eugene A. Toepel
Eugene A. Toepel (July 29, 1916July 27, 2006) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He represented La Crosse County for three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1953–1959), and then served five years as a Wisconsin circuit courts, Wisconsin circuit court judge. Biography Born in Bangor, Wisconsin, Toepel graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1939. He served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II from 1942 to 1946, then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1953 until 1957 as a Republican Party (United States), Republican. In 1957, Toepel resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly, when the Governor of Wisconsin Vernon Wallace Thomson appointed Toepel county judge (later Wisconsin Circuit Court judge) in La Crosse County, Wisconsin to fill a vacancy. Toepel served for 25 years until retiring. He died in De Pere, Wisconsin two days before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Circuit Courts
The Wisconsin circuit courts are the general trial courts in the state of Wisconsin. There are currently 69 circuits in the state, divided into 10 judicial administrative districts. Circuit court judges hear and decide both civil and criminal cases. Each of the 249 circuit court judges are elected and serve six-year terms. On March 6, 2020, Governor Tony Evers signed bipartisan legislation to create 12 new circuit court branches, with four seats to be added each year from 2021 to 2023. Structure of the circuit courts The circuit court system is composed of 69 circuits, with 66 circuits serving a single county, and three circuits serving two counties each. Buffalo County, Wisconsin, Buffalo and Pepin County, Wisconsin, Pepin counties share a circuit, as do Florence County, Wisconsin, Florence and Forest County, Wisconsin, Forest counties, and Shawano County, Wisconsin, Shawano and Menominee County, Wisconsin, Menominee counties. 26 circuit courts are served by a single judge. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |