Article: State Supreme Court pick

State Supreme Court pick

By STANFORD

Sunday, March 23, 2003

Their views and styles contrast, but both candidates strike us as able in the general election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 1. We favor Madison Appeals Court Judge Pat Roggensack over Barron County Circuit Judge Ed Brunner. Roggensack's appellate background helps to make her our choice for the seat now held by Justice William Bablitch, who is not seeking re-election.

Incredibly, never in the 25-year history of the state Appeals Court has a judge from that level become a state Supreme Court justice. In contrast, the federal appellate bench acts as a farm team for the U.S. Supreme Court. It's time the voters put an ...

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