State ex rel. Burke v. Hinkel
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Lawbenoe W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. The amended petition in this proceeding alleges that between the 1st day of February and the 7th day of March, 1910, the petitioner was nominated for the office of justice of the peace on the Democratic ticket in the Fourth district, composed of the Fourth and Sixteenth wards of the city of Milwaukee, and that his nomination papers were duly and properly signed by a…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Lawbenoe W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. The amended petition in this proceeding alleges that between the 1st day of February and the 7th day of March, 1910, the petitioner was nominated for the office of justice of the peace on the Democratic ticket in the Fourth district, composed of the Fourth and Sixteenth wards of the city of Milwaukee, and that his nomination papers were duly and properly signed by a sufficient legal number of qualified electors; that the petitioner has accepted the nomination and has-signed a "written…
1Opinion of the CourtSxebegkee, J.
Art. VII, sec. 2, of the state constitution provides:
“The judicial power of this state, both as to matters of law and equity, shall be vested in a supreme court, circuit courts,, courts of probate, and in justices of the peace.”
Sec. 15 of the same article provides for the election of justices of the peace in towns, villages, and cities in the manner to be prescribed by the legislature for the terms of two years, and that
“Their number and classification shall be regulated by law. 'Anri the tenure of two years shall in no wise interfere with *446the classification in the first instance. The…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Runge v. AndersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- State ex rel. Treat v. HammelWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
3Cited by5 opinions
- Wagner v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
- Bjordal v. Town BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
- State ex rel. Wixon v. ClevelandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1916
- State ex rel. McLogan v. BurkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1915
- Schmidt v. Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1947