Megan Perry currently serves as a Law Clerk for the Wisconsin Court System/Wisconsin Supreme Court, following an impactful role as a Student Attorney at the Georgetown Law Domestic Violence Clinic, where assistance was provided to victims seeking protection orders. Previous experience includes serving as an Administrative and Executive Editor for the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy and a Legal Intern at the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office, where responsibilities involved conducting trials and handling legal research. Additional roles include a Legal Externship at Monkey Forest Consulting, a Legal Internship with Justice Revival focusing on human rights issues, and various positions in education and administration. Megan Perry holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and multiple degrees in Russian studies and international politics from institutions such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Texas A&M University.
Wisconsin Court System / Wisconsin Supreme Court
Following is a brief overview of the Wisconsin Court System. Municipal courts -237 municipal courts -240 municipal judges -Milwaukee has the largest municipal court and three full-time municipal judges. Madison has the only other full-time municipal court. Circuit courts -Single level trial court since 1978. -249 circuit judges in 72 counties. Judges elected countywide to six-year terms in non-partisan elections. -Milwaukee County is the largest jurisdiction with 47 judges. -30 counties have one judge each; smaller counties share a judge. Court of Appeals -Created in 1978 and originally designed to handle 1,200 cases per year. -Mostly mandatory jurisdiction, meaning that litigants have the right to appeal their cases from the circuit court to the Court of Appeals. -16 judges in four districts. Judges elected district wide to six-year terms. Supreme Court -Seven justices elected statewide to 10-year terms. -Court of last resort. -Court reviews approximately 1,000 petitions per year and accepts between 100 and 120.