A letter from a Milwaukee judges group put more pressure on the county sheriff’s department to maintain court bailiffs staffing. The Milwaukee Trial Judges Association wrote a letter to the Milwaukee ...
MILWAUKEE - First, the pandemic. Now, a staffing crisis. The Milwaukee County court system is buried in a backlog of hearings and trials. Judges say a shortage of bailiffs is only making it worse.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office intends to stop using overtime to staff bailiffs in county courtrooms, raising security concerns from the county's top court official. The staffing change is set ...