The 2025-2026 supplement includes a number of changes such as:
- Discussions of recent Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions on a variety of topics, such as forfeiture, finality, cross-appeals, standards of review, and appeals of administrative agency decisions
- Extensive revisions to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Internal Operating Procedures (updated through September 16, 2025), including new information about the court’s open administrative conferences
- Updated information reflecting the Wisconsin Legislature’s enactment of legislation that transferred the administrative review functions in worker’s compensation cases to the Department of Workforce Development
The 2024-2025 revision includes a number of changes such as:
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s creation of a rule governing appeals from orders entered in competency proceedings under Wis. Stat. § 971.14
- Discussions of recent Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions on a variety of topics, such as finality, timeliness, appeals in criminal cases, and appeals of administrative determinations
- The addition of a new section, in the book’s first chapter, about recusal of appellate court judges
Chapters:
1 Introduction to the Wisconsin Appellate System
2 Jurisdiction of the Wisconsin Appellate Courts
3 Standards of Review and the Decision to Appeal
4 Appeal as of Right to the Court of Appeals
5 Filing a Civil Appeal as of Right
6 Parties to the Appeal
7 Transcripts and the Record on Appeal
8 Multiple Appeals
9 Appeals by Permission from Nonfinal Orders or Judgments
10 Supervisory Relief in the Court of Appeals
11 Briefing
12 Oral Argument
13 Motion Practice—Wis. Stat. § 809.14
14 Relief Pending Appeal—Wis. Stat. §§ 809.12 and 808.07
15 Expediting the Appeal
16 Postdecision Procedures
17 Publication of Opinions
18 Miscellaneous Procedures in the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
19 Review in Criminal Cases and Postdisposition Relief Under
Wis. Stat. § 809.30
20 One-Judge Appeals
21 Internal Operating Procedures: Court of Appeals
22 Introduction to Supreme Court Review
23 Petition for Supreme Court Review—Wis. Stat. § 809.62
24 Bypass to the Supreme Court
25 Original Actions in the Supreme Court
26 Supervisory Relief in the Supreme Court
27 Wisconsin Supreme Court Internal Operating Procedures
28 Administrative Appeals
Appendices
Appendix A - Addresses and Phone Numbers Pertinent to Appellate Practice
Appendix B - Clerks of Circuit Court
Appendix C - Standards of Appellate Review
Appendix D - Materials for Expedited Appeals
Appendix E - Forms for Use in Appeals
Appendix F - Wisconsin Rules of Appellate Procedure
Appendix G - Reserved
Index
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