GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Outagamie County Judge Mitchell Metropulos has been assigned to hear the criminal case against Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt.
Schmitt faces three misdemeanor counts for allegedly violating campaign finance reporting laws. He has agreed to plead guilty to the charges, according to prosecutors.
The case was originally and randomly assigned to Brown County Judge Tim Hinkfuss, but he and all of the other Brown County judges signed an order recusing themselves from the case.
No court dates have been set, although the parties have said they want a hearing in the coming weeks.
