Purpose: Electronically filing documents with the appellate courts requires an eCourts account. To create an eCourts account, complete the following steps.
Applicable Users: Appellate eFilers
- Visit the eCourts website: https://logon.wicourts.gov/.
- Select the Create an account link.
- Select the applicable user type depending upon your filing needs. The following account types are eligible for Appellate eFiling:
- Self-represented party
- Wisconsin attorney
- Paralegal or legal secretary (when granted eFiling delegation access)
- Local government staff (when granted eFiling delegation access)
- Pro hac vice attorney
- Non-party filer [ยง801.18(3)(j)]
- Select [Next].
- The account type selected is visible beneath the Account type header. If you chose the wrong account type, select [Change account type] to return to the previous step and choose a new one.
- Enter a Primary email address at which to receive email notifications about your eFiled cases. Then, select [Send one-time code] to verify the address.
- An email including a one-time verification code is sent to the Primary email address entered previously. As stated in the email, the one-time code is valid for 10 minutes.
- Enter the code and select [Verify].
Following entry of the one-time code, verification is confirmed.
Note: If need be, a new one-time code can be requested 60 seconds after the initial code was sent by selecting [Resend one-time code]. - You must enter and verify at least one recovery option to which account information can be sent should you need to recover your user name or password, and you no longer have access to your primary email address. Enter a Recovery email and/or Recovery mobile phone and select [Send one-time code] to verify them. Repeat the verification process described above.
- Enter a username for your account. eCourts account usernames must meet the following criteria:
- Contains only letters, numbers, or hyphens
- Has a length of 5 - 32 characters
- Enter a password for your account. eCourts account passwords must meet the following criteria:
- At least 12 characters
- At least one lowercase letter
- At least one uppercase letter
- At least one number
- At least one special character such as:@#$%^?,.-
- Username cannot be part of password
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Confirm the password you entered.
- Enter your name and signature (for signing electronically). First name, last name, and My signature fields are required.
- If applicable, enter and confirm your bar number. This section is only required for certain eCourts account types.
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If applicable, enter your primary mailing address and other contact information. This section is only required for certain eCourts account types. Address line 1, Postal code, City, and State fields are required.
Note: To include additional mailing addresses applicable to specific counties, select [Add additional address] and complete the requested fields.
- If you wish to receive email communication about pro bono cases to a separate email address, enter the address in the Alternate email address field. This section is only required for certain eCourts account types.
- Select [Create account].
- Following account creation, you will transition to the eCourts Log in page. Enter your eCourts username and select [Continue].
Note: A New user registration email including your eCourts account username is sent to the primary email address entered during account creation. You can also use the link provided in that email to log into the eCourts website. - Enter the password set during account creation. Select [Log in].
Note: Select the checkbox to the left of 'Remember me...' if you are on a trusted device and wish to bypass entry of a one-time passcode for subsequent log-ins from this device for the next 7 days. - Select your preferred option from the One-time code destination list to send a one-time verification code to. Then, select [Send].
- Retrieve the one-time verification code received at the email address or mobile number selected previously.
- Enter the one-time code and select [Verify].
- You are redirected to a page confirming login and account verification. Select Appellate court eFiling from the list of available applications to navigate to the Appellate court eFiling website.
Support
Contact the eFile support center if you have further questions. Staff are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for court holidays.
Phone: 1-800-462-8843
Online support form and chat: https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efilesupportform.htm
Email: efilesupport@wicourts.gov
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