Wisconsin Supreme Court elects Ann Walsh Bradley as next chief justice
- Ann Walsh Bradley will become the next chief justice, the court announced on Thursday.
- Justices chose their leader after a constitutional change in 2015.
- The court holds a 4-3 liberal majority after Susan Crawford's recent election.
- Bradley stated, "It is a tremendous honor to be elected by my colleagues."
- Bradley's two-year term starts May 1; Jill Karofsky will succeed her.
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Liberal to take over as Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice
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Justice Ann Walsh Bradley elected to serve as chief justice before retirement • Wisconsin Examiner
Justice Ann Walsh Bradley speaks at an election night party for Justice-elect Susan Crawford. (Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner) Justice Ann Walsh Bradley will retire from the Wisconsin Supreme Court in July with one more title on her curriculum vitae: chief justice. Bradley, the Court’s most senior member, was elected by her colleagues Thursday to serve as the leader of the Court. She’ll succeed outgoing Chief Justice Annette Ziegler, …
Bradley, then Karofsky to take over as chief justice on Wisconsin Supreme Court
WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The next chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will come from the liberal majority of justices, as the court announced Thursday that the conservative who currently holds the mostly honorary position will be replaced. The change in leadership comes two days after voters elected Democratic-backed Susan Crawford to the court for a 10-year term that begins in August. Her victory over an opponent endorsed by P…
Liberal to take over as chief justice on Wisconsin Supreme Court
The next chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will come from the liberal majority of justices, as the court announced Thursday that the conservative who currently holds the mostly honorary position will be replaced.The change in leadership comes two days after voters elected Democratic-backed Susan Crawford to the court for a 10-year term that begins in August. Her victory over an opponent endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionai…
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