Tom Reed

Can Milwaukee Circuit Court Clear Backlog By 2024?

Chief judge expresses doubt, but progress is being made and hope remains.

DA Blames ‘Human Error’ for Waukesha Parade Attack Suspect’s Bail

An overworked ADA set the bail without access to the Waukesha suspect's risk assessment.

County Courts Short of Staff

Not enough deputy court clerks, court reporters, interpreters and defense lawyers for indigent, chief judge says.

Courts Face Shortage of Defense Lawyers

Backlog of cases delayed during pandemic causes shortage in county courts.

Pandemic Has Slowed Court Cases

Many in jail awaiting trial charged with homicides, sexual assault and lesser felonies.

Panel to discuss “Justice in the Time of COVID” for virtual “On the Issues,” Jan. 22

Shakespeare in the Park returns to the Marcus Center’s Peck Pavilion for the 2018 Production of “King Lear,” Headlined by Jim Pickering

The tragedy will play on three weekends: July 5-8, 12-15 and 19-21, with a weekday matinee on July 17.

Optimist Theatre Announces Cast of Free Shakespeare in the Park’s “Much Ado About Nothing”

The three-weekend run will feature Kelley Faulkner, Todd Denning, Michael Stebbins, Jonathan Wainwright and Jim Pickering.

White, Chisholm and Reed go ‘On the Issues’ to discuss Milwaukee County’s use of PSA risk assessment tool

Since 2012, Milwaukee County has been using an evidence-based risk tool to help guide bail decisions.

Shakespeare in the Park moves downtown to the Marcus Center’s Peck Pavilion

“We know what we are now, but know not what we may be.” -Hamlet, Act IV, scene V William Shakespeare

Announcing the cast of free Shakespeare in the Park’s “Julius Caesar”

William Shakespeare’s tragedy will be performed twelve times over three weekends, with evening performances (8 p.m. curtain) August 4-7, 11-13 and 18-21, and a 10 a.m. matinee on Sunday, August 14.