SUPREME COURT ELECTION
SUPREME COURT ELECTION
A seat on the seven-member Wisconsin supreme court will be determined by voters in a statewide election on April 1.
The two candidates running are incumbent Justice Louis Butler and challenger Mike Gableman a circuit court judge from Burnett County.
Collected here are some short responses by the candidates to the issues brought up in the campaign taken from recent public broadcasting interviews
We gave Art
Hackett one minute to explain the politics behind what is supposed to be a non-partisan election for supreme court justice.
Additional content from Wisconsin Public Radio
Profile of Louis Butler
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Profile of Mike Gableman
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Report on candidate debate at state bar
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The two candidates on Joy Cardin
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Discussion of the race with UW Prof. Howard Schweber
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Mike Gableman
On defining himself:
“I am a judicial conservative”
On outside groups entering the campaign:
“Take their interests elsewhere”
On Butler’s “activism”:
“A record of judicial activism”
On Butler’s record in criminal cases:
“Unprecedented expansion of the rights of criminals”
On the lead paint case:
“Fertile fields for trial lawyers”
Louis Butler
On his principles:
"I care about justice and fair play"
On outside groups entering the campaign:
"Justice is not for sale"
On calling the supreme court "activist":
"It just makes no sense"
On charges he's "soft on crime":
"I come from a law enforcement family"