Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 31-85, (1985)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided August 14, 1985PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH E. SHARP, JR., Corporation Counsel Dodge County
You ask my opinion on two questions, which I have taken the liberty to restate:
1. Does the Board of Supervisors of Dodge County (hereinafter "the Board") have the authority to pay the Wisconsin bar dues for the circuit judges serving Dodge County?
2. Does the Circuit Court for Dodge County have inherent power to direct the Board to pay the state bar dues of its presiding judge?
In my opinion, the answer to the first question is no. The answer to the second question is probably not.
It is well established that a county board "has only such…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lathrop v. DonohueSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Maier v. Racine CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957
- In re Court Room & Offices of the Fifth Branch of the Circuit Court, Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. County CourtWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
- County of Dane v. Department of Health & Social ServicesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
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