North Shore Municipal Court - Glendale

North Shore Municipal Court - Glendale Court cases in Milwaukee County, Glendale, WI

The City of Glendale Municipal Court is a municipal court serving Glendale, Wisconsin. It adjudicates alleged violations of city ordinances, including traffic and parking citations, non-criminal municipal code offenses (such as building, zoning, animal control, and alcohol/tobacco regulations), and juvenile ordinance matters. Its authority is limited to forfeitures and related sanctions permitted by law. It does not hear state criminal misdemeanors or felonies, civil or small-claims lawsuits between private parties, or family, probate, or juvenile dependency cases; those are handled by the Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Within the local judicial system, it provides initial appearances, pretrial conferences, and trials on municipal citations arising in Glendale.

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Services and Case Types Handled in North Shore Municipal Court - Glendale

City of Glendale Municipal Court serves the public by:

- Handling case types: civil/criminal traffic offenses, misdemeanor crimes, parking, and city ordinance/code violations.
- Case intake/filings: processing citations, complaints, and related documents.
- Protective orders: accepting applications and holding hearings for orders of protection and injunctions against harassment (where authorized by law).
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench and jury trials, sentencings, and compliance/review hearings.
- Jury services: summons, qualification, orientation, scheduling, and juror support.
- Payments and compliance: fines/fees, payment plans, warrant and bond processing, diversion/defensive driving eligibility, probation/compliance monitoring.
- Records and access: case lookup, certified copies, records requests, scheduling assistance, interpreters, and ADA accommodations.

Its role is to resolve low-level criminal, traffic, and ordinance matters, enforce judgments, and provide accessible court services to the community.