Somers sits at the northern edge of Kenosha County along the I-94 corridor and the Highway 31 commercial strip. Citations are commonly written by Somers Police, Kenosha County Sheriff, and Wisconsin State Patrol on the interstate. We defend Somers drivers in municipal court and in Kenosha County Circuit Court.
If the traffic stop also involved suspected impairment, pair this page with the Somers OWI/DUI guide. For broader local criminal-defense context, see the Somers criminal-defense page on racinelaw.com.
Somers traffic court facts that affect the defense strategy
The first question is not just what you were cited for. It is who wrote the ticket, which court is printed on the citation, which prosecutor path applies, and whether the stop happened on a corridor where points, CDL reporting, or insurance exposure can get expensive quickly.
Village and Town of Somers Municipal Court
One court serves BOTH the Village of Somers and the Town of Somers, which is why the name on your citation may not match the municipality you thought you were driving through. Kenosha County Sheriff and State Patrol citations, and every criminal traffic charge, go to the Kenosha County Circuit Court in Kenosha instead.
- Address
- 7511 12th Street, Kenosha, WI 53144 (mail to P.O. Box 197, Somers, WI 53171)
- Phone
- (262) 859-2822
Hon. Edward Antaramian
Municipal court handles forfeiture-level local ordinance citations. A municipal conviction can still create DOT points, insurance consequences, and license issues.
Municipal prosecutor path
Criminal traffic, sheriff citations, and State Patrol citations move through Xavier Solis, Kenosha County District Attorney.
Do not let default judgment decide it
The court office is at 7511 12th Street in Kenosha rather than in Somers itself, and it keeps business hours from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Mail goes to the Somers post office box, not to the street address, so a payment or plea sent to the wrong one of the two can miss a deadline that the court still counts against you.
Enforcement concentrates on the I-94 frontage and interchange traffic, Highway 31 and Highway E through the town, and the campus approaches to UW-Parkside where limits drop for pedestrians.
- Interstate 94 Northern Kenosha County stretch; State Patrol enforcement consistent throughout.
- Highway 31 (Green Bay Road) Commercial corridor with multiple speed-zone changes.
- Highway 32 (Sheridan Road) Lakefront route through the village.
- Highway E Feeder route to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus.
Official sources: Village and Town of Somers Municipal Court
Where your Somers ticket will be heard
Village of Somers Municipal Court hears civil traffic citations written by local Somers police, including ordinary speeding, stop-sign and stoplight violations, equipment tickets, and seat-belt citations.
Kenosha County Circuit Court (912 56th Street) hears all criminal traffic charges and civil citations written by the Kenosha County Sheriff or Wisconsin State Patrol.
Check the upper-right corner of your citation for the court name before assuming which rules apply. Fines, plea options, and collateral consequences differ between the two.
Law enforcement that commonly cites in Somers
- Somers Police Department
- Kenosha County Sheriff
- Wisconsin State Patrol
Common traffic stops in Somers
- Interstate 94, Northern Kenosha County stretch; State Patrol enforcement consistent throughout.
- Highway 31 (Green Bay Road), Commercial corridor with multiple speed-zone changes.
- Highway 32 (Sheridan Road), Lakefront route through the village.
- Highway E, Feeder route to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus.
Somers is home to UW-Parkside, and student drivers frequently face their first traffic stop on Highway E or Highway 31. A single conviction at 20+ over adds 6 demerit points and can affect insurance for three years. First-time tickets are often eligible for reduction or amendment negotiations. Do not assume paying the citation is the best outcome just because it is your first one.
Somers-area traffic enforcement by the numbers
Verified statistics from official state and county sources.
Somers traffic cases: who hears them
Criminal traffic charges from Somers are heard at the Kenosha County Circuit Court and prosecuted by the Kenosha County District Attorney's office.
Sitting Kenosha County circuit court judges
- Hon. Gerad T. Dougvillo · Branch 1
- Hon. Jason A. Rossell · Branch 2
- Hon. Heather Iverson · Branch 3
- Hon. David O. Hughes · Branch 4
- Hon. David P. Wilk · Branch 5
- Hon. Angelina Gabriele · Branch 6
- Hon. Jodi L. Meier · Branch 7
- Hon. Chad G. Kerkman · Branch 8
Somers traffic defense services
Every practice area below is flat-fee. If your citation lists an offense not shown here, call. We defend the full Wisconsin Vehicle Code.