Two Supreme Court Candidates Speaking at Democratic State Convention this Weekend
Friday, May 31st, 2019 -- 10:50 AM
(AP) -Two liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates are set to speak at the state Democratic convention this weekend, further blurring the boundaries in what’s supposed to be a nonpartisan race.Jill Karofsky and Ed Fallone are scheduled to deliver speeches Saturday afternoon at the convention in Milwaukee, as they work to unseat conservative Justice Dan Kelly in the 2020 spring elections. Judicial candidates are officially nonpartisan, but Republicans and Democrats typically rally behind Supreme Court candidates, turning the races into political battles. Candidate appearances at overtly partisan events such as party conventions can create questions about their impartiality on the bench.
Justice-elect Brian Hagedorn drew criticism this month when he appeared at the state Republican convention in Oshkosh and thanked attendees for electing him, saying they had “saved” the court by ensuring that conservative justices will maintain their majority and calling on them to support Kelly. The Racine Journal Times attacked Hagedorn in an editorial, calling his statements “overtly political.”
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