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# Emily I. Lonergan

Outagamie County Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Outagamie County Circuit Court
- State: Wisconsin
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### camera notice

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin SCR 61 asks media to give the trial judge advance notice before bringing cameras or recording equipment into the courtroom.

Evidence excerpt: the trial judge shall be given notice, at least 3 days in advance

[Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### courtroom equipment control

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin SCR 61 leaves courtroom equipment placement, lighting, and use subject to trial-judge control.

Evidence excerpt: Only equipment approved by the trial judge in advance of the court proceeding may be used

[Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing notice

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin's court system instructs parties that courts will notify them when a hearing is remote and provide joining instructions.

Evidence excerpt: The court will send you instructions on how to join your remote hearing by video or by phone.

[Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing technology

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin remote-hearing guidance tells participants to contact the clerk promptly if they lack reliable internet or phone access.

Evidence excerpt: Contact the clerk of circuit court as soon as possible.

[Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/judges.htm)
- [Official roster](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/judges.htm)
- [Wisconsin Court System official judicial roster](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/judges.htm)
- [Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099)
- [Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge on the Outagamie County Circuit Court in Wisconsin’s Eighth Judicial District, appointed by Governor Tony Evers in 2019 to fill the vacancy left by Judge Nancy Krueger’s retirement
- Before becoming a judge, Lonergan was an attorney at Peterson, Berk & Cross, S.C. in Appleton (2017–2019) and previously at Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP in Milwaukee.
- Up and Coming Lawyer, Wisconsin Law Journal (2016)

### Education

- Marquette University Law School — J.D. (2011)
- Marquette University — B.A. (2009)

### Additional information

- Appointment date: August 19, 2019
- Rising Star, Wisconsin Super Lawyers (2013–2019)
- Gordon Sinykin Award of Excellence, Wisconsin Law Foundation (2017)
- Admitted to the Wisconsin State Bar and U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin (2011)
- Predecessor: Hon. Nancy Krueger (Ret.)
- Born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin, Lonergan attended Xavier High School and resides in Appleton with her husband and two children.
- Led the High School Mock Trial Program for the State Bar of Wisconsin; moot court coach at Marquette University Law School; track coach for the Special Olympics
- Official court contact: Outagamie County Circuit Court, Branch II, (920) 832‐5153.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-36fa3f826227447b1512eede) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099). Collected 2026-07-26.
