Out of an abundance of caution to the public and our staff, the lobby of the Register of Deeds Office is closed to the public until further notice.

Real Estate Documents

The ROD Office will continue to process real estate documents via eRecordings and mail. Questions regarding recording documents (414) 278-4005.

Vital Records

The ROD Office will continue to process Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce (2016 to present) and Domestic Partnership/Terminations by mail, email, internet orders or fax at (414) 223-1942. Questions regarding vital records (414) 278-4027.

After the ceremony, marriage licenses can be mailed to: Register of Deeds, 901 N. 9th Street, Room 103, Milwaukee WI 53233; emailed to:  RODVitalRecords@milwaukeecountywi.gov or faxed to (414) 223-1942. Questions regarding submission of the marriage license (414) 278-4027.
Judges or other county employees can send them via inter-office mail.

Real Estate Research

The ROD Office will continue to research and copy requests by mail or email. Questions regarding real estate research and document copies (414) 278-4001.

Your Register of Deeds

Israel Ramón was appointed Milwaukee County Register of Deeds by Governor Tony Evers on May 10, 2019. Prior to his appointment, he was an attorney in private practice for 25 years. He is also a supplemental court commissioner appointed by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge, the honorable Carolina M. Stark in 2014.

He holds an associate's degree from the College of Lake County, a bachelor's degree in management and business (magna cum laude) from Barat College and a juris doctorate from Marquette University Law School. Prior to practicing law, Ramón was a registered respiratory therapist engaged in clinical practice and education.

He was listed as a leading lawyer by Milwaukee Lifestyle Magazine in July 2014 and 2015. He is a fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation and a member of the following organizations: the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association (Legislative Committee), PRIA - the Property Records Industry Association (Redaction and Privacy Work Groups), the Wisconsin County Constitutional Officers (Legal Defense Fund), the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, the Wisconsin Association of Worker Compensation Attorneys, the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association, the Wisconsin Employment Lawyers Association, the Milwaukee Water Commons Task Force, the ACLU of Wisconsin, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Voces de la Frontera and is a former legal advisor to the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Wisconsin and the Mexican Consulate of Milwaukee and Chicago.

"I pledge to work very hard for the residents of Milwaukee County to meet the statutory obligations of the Register of Deeds Office, continue its efficient operations, improve on the delivery of services where needed, move the office forward technologically and be transparent in what we do to restore the public’s confidence in our operations.” Israel Ramón - May 21, 2019

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