St. Ex Rel. Nowak v. Waukesha County Cir. Ct.

Angela Nowak petitions for a writ prohibiting the Honorable James R. Kieffer from presiding in any further proceedings in her underlying misdemeanor prosecution. Because we conclude that Nowak untimely sought reconsideration of her substitution motion, we deny the writ.

Nowak's initial appearance was on January 7, 1991, where she appeared without counsel before Court Commissioner Gerald Janis. The matter was adjourned to February 11, 1991. In the meantime, Nowak was determined to be indigent and was assigned public defender representation.

On February 11, Nowak appeared with counsel at the…