Carlo Esqueda
Clerk of Circuit Court and Register in Probate
Dane County Courthouse
Room 1000
215 S Hamilton St.
Madison, WI 53703
Map to the Courthouse
Phone: (608) 266-4311
Fax: (608) 267-8859
TTY: (608) 266-4625
Hours:
7:45 AM to 4:30 PM
Closed all County holidays
Customers should arrive in time to complete all business by 4:30 PM
All filings and requests through the mail require a self addressed stamped envelope to
return incorrect and/or processed paperwork and receipts to you.
Clerk of Courts Home
Welcome to the Clerk of Courts Website. In this website you will find information on legal proceedings
and programs, judges, the courthouse, fines and more. Use the drop down menus at the top or the quick
links below to navigate the site.
The Clerk of Courts office handles all of the events and information for the Dane County Courthouse. A
list of court employees is also available on our contact us page.
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Due to the statewide public interest in the Dane County Circuit Court case (12CV295) involving the Government
Accountability Board's motion to extend the time limit for processing recall petitions, we are posting scans
of the documents filed in this case thus far that pertain to both the initial pleadings and affidavits and
the responses of other interested parties.
Latest News
The Court's Alternatives to Incarceration Program's electronic monitoring program (EMP) has been
discontinued due to budget cuts. No further EMP referrals will be accepted by this office. All post-conviction
Alternatives to Incarceration, including electronic monitoring, will be under the supervision of the Dane
County Sheriff. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please note our new
Dane County Court Rule 118, which provides mediation options and notification requirements for
parties involved in foreclosure court cases.
Dane County requires certain information to be on the Small Claims Summons and Complaint
form, SC-500. Dane County has made filing of this document easier by providing form
SC-500 with the required information already added to the form. Click here
Summons and Complaint Form
to download this form or go to the Dane County Legal Resource Center to obtain a copy.
It is requested that the SC-500 on the Dane County Clerk of Courts website be used as
opposed to the blank version on the state website. Filing the version on the state
website will only delay the processing time, as you will be required to fill in that
information at the time of filing, and make your copies after you have the form
completed.