Matter of Complaint Against Raineri

Judicial disciplinary proceeding; judge removed from office.

On June 6, 1980, the Judicial Commission of Wisconsin filed a complaint with the court pursuant to sec. 757.-85, Stats., alleging that the Hon. Alex J. Raineri, circuit judge for Iron county, had engaged in misconduct by reason of his having acted as presiding j udge in a traffic violation case in which the defendant was married to the sister of Judge Raineri’s wife. The complaint alleged that after the defendant had entered a plea of guilty to a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, Judge Raineri vacated the…