Local court rules

(1) The circuit court judges of any county may establish any of the following as local court rules: (a) Rules and standards clarifying the authority of circuit court commissioners in particular types of cases. (b) Guidelines for decision making by circuit court commissioners. (2) All local court rules established under sub. (1) shall be adopted under s. 753.35 (2), stats., shall be consistent with statutes and supreme court rules, and shall be approved by the chief judge. COMMENT The guidelines established under sub. (1) (b) may not interfere with the decision-making discretion of circuit court commissioners in individual cases. Adopted October 15, 1998; effective January 1, 1999; amended March 1, 2001; April 6, 2001; May 2, 2001; November 15, 2016. 331