SCR 40.01. Definitions; list of law schools

WisconsinCourt rules

Ask Donna

How this section applies to your facts.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules › SCR Chapter 40 - Admission to the Bar › SCR 40.01

This text was captured on Aug 14, 2026. It is a snapshot, not a live feed, so check the official code before relying on it.

Text

Definitions; list of law schools.

(1) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Board" means the board of bar examiners.

(b) "Clerk" means the clerk of the supreme court.

(c) "Electronic application system" means a web-based system

established by the board of bar examiners through which individuals

may electronically file an original or amended application under this

chapter.

(d) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or

process attached to or logically associated with an electronically-filed

application that can be executed or adopted by the applicant with the

intent to sign the application under oath or affirmation.

(2) The board shall maintain a record of all law schools which

are approved by the American bar association, together with the date of

such approval, and those which are not so approved. The record shall

constitute an official record of the supreme court and proof of the fact

that the law schools therein stated as approved by the American bar

association were so approved at the times therein stated.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.