Wis. Stat. § 17.06
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 17.06, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Removal of state officers; impeachment; address.
Official statutory text
(1) Any civil officer of this state may be removed from office by impeachment for corrupt conduct in office, or for crimes and misdemeanors as provided in article VII, section 1 , of the constitution; and any supreme court justice or circuit court judge may also be removed from office by address of both houses of the legislature as provided in article VII, section 13 , of the constitution.
(2) In this section, “address” means a procedure for removal of a judge from office based on a document entitled “Address” which specifies charges against a judge alleging misconduct or that the judge is not physically or mentally qualified to exercise the judicial functions of the judge’s office. A copy of the address containing the charges against the judge shall be served upon the judge. The judge shall have the opportunity of being heard to present a defense against the charges. The judge may be removed from office by address of both houses of the legislature if two-thirds of all members elected to each house concur therein.
(3) A district attorney may be removed by the governor, for cause.
History: 1971 c. 142 ; 1983 a. 192 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 316 .
(2) In this section, “address” means a procedure for removal of a judge from office based on a document entitled “Address” which specifies charges against a judge alleging misconduct or that the judge is not physically or mentally qualified to exercise the judicial functions of the judge’s office. A copy of the address containing the charges against the judge shall be served upon the judge. The judge shall have the opportunity of being heard to present a defense against the charges. The judge may be removed from office by address of both houses of the legislature if two-thirds of all members elected to each house concur therein.
(3) A district attorney may be removed by the governor, for cause.
History: 1971 c. 142 ; 1983 a. 192 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 316 .
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