Tim Duggan is an experienced software development manager currently overseeing operations at the Wisconsin Court System and Wisconsin Supreme Court since February 2019. Previously, Tim held positions as a Software Development Supervisor at the same institutions and worked as a Quality Management Supervisor at the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds from August 2016 to February 2019. Tim's extensive background includes management of business analysts and software developers, as well as project management of software development initiatives, quality assurance, and documentation. Tim earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and attended the University of Minnesota, focusing on Philosophy.
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.