Jill Karofsky

Rule Changes

Serving as chief justice; has pledged public hearings on recusal reform

Wisconsin voters went to the polls on April 7 in a state Supreme Court race that could expand the liberal majority from 4-3 to 5-2, a margin wide enough to withstand the recusal tactics that have threatened the current majority's ability to hear major cases. Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor faced conservative Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar for a 10-year seat being vacated by retiring conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley.

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