--- title: "Everett Mitchell | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/everett-mitchell-judge-dane-county-circuit-court-wi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-22" --- # Everett Mitchell Dane County Circuit Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Dane 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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/everett-mitchell-judge-dane-county-circuit-court-wi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/everett-mitchell-judge-dane-county-circuit-court-wi", "name": "Everett Mitchell | KnowJudges", "description": "Everett Mitchell, Dane County Circuit Court. 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Mitchell is a judge on Branch 4 of the Dane County Circuit Court in Wisconsin, serving since 2016, and is the presiding judge of the juvenile division - Mitchell’s term as a Dane County Circuit Court judge runs until August 1, 2028 - Director of Community Relations, University of Wisconsin–Madison (2012–2016) - Assistant District Attorney (2010–2012) in Dane County - Adjunct professor at UW–Madison Law School and other institutions ### Education - University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School — J.D. (2010) ### Additional information - Senior Pastor, Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, Madison (since 2011) - In 2020, he was appointed presiding judge of the juvenile division, a role that adds administrative duties such as coordinating between Child Protective Services and juvenile justice, fostering community partnerships, and developing strategies to help youth avoid reoffending and re-enter society successfully - He has received multiple awards, including the Just Dane Community Justice Award (2019) and the Dane County Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award (2017) - Mitchell has also been active in community leadership, serving on boards such as the 100 Black Men of Madison and the Carter G. Woodson Foundation - Mitchell presides over Branch 4 of the Dane County Circuit Court, hearing cases in the juvenile division, including family reunification, juvenile delinquency, and related civil and criminal matters - He also oversees the High Risk Drug Court Program, which offers treatment and diversion alternatives to incarceration for high-risk offenders ## 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.