Carol J. R. v. County of Milwaukee

Carol J. R. appeals from an order denying her motion for post-commitment relief from a probate court commissioner's order for involuntary medication. The central issue on appeal is whether a probate court commissioner has the authority to order post-involuntary commitment psychotropic medication. 1

We conclude that the Wisconsin Supreme Court's conclusion in State ex rel. Jones v. Gerhardstein, 141 Wis. 2d 710, 745-46, 416 N.W.2d 883, 898 (1987), that recognized a court commissioner to hear and determine the medication issue under a previous version of § 51.61, Stats., survived unscathed from…