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Dane County Judge Who Left Court to Arrest Defendant Suspended

  • On June 26, 2025, Judge Ellen Berz of Dane County will begin a seven-day suspension without pay following a judicial misconduct ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
  • The suspension followed a complaint filed in October by the Wisconsin Judicial Commission citing incidents from 2019 and 2021 involving improper conduct.
  • Berz left her courtroom in December 2021 to attempt arresting a hospitalized defendant, ignoring her attorney’s advice and her role as a neutral decision-maker.
  • The court found Berz acted impulsively and with a lack of restraint, agreeing with the Judicial Conduct Panel that the suspension was needed to promote judicial professionalism.
  • This suspension makes Berz the second Wisconsin judge suspended by the Supreme Court within five weeks, reflecting ongoing enforcement of judicial ethical standards.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court suspends judge who left court to arrest a hospitalized defendant

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Dane County judge who left court to try to arrest a hospitalized defendant and got into an argument with another defendant.

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WKOW broke the news in on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
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