Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary Election 21 February 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary Election
21 February 2023

About the Court

The Wisconsin Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, is the state's highest court. Located in the state capitol, the Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over all Wisconsin courts and has discretion to determine which cases it will review. The Supreme Court also may hear original actions—cases that have not been heard previously in another Wisconsin court. The Supreme Court selects the cases it will review based on criteria described in the Wisconsin Statutes. (external link)

In addition to its law-declaring function, the Supreme Court has administrative and regulatory authority over all Wisconsin courts and the lawyers who practice law in Wisconsin. - via the Court's www site

2022 Opinions

Case summary and statistics.

Candidate Fund Raising
Janet $168,231.65 receipts $725,332.77 receipts; $1,183,669.88 disbursements Special Late Contribution Report + 2022 fundraising article $765,217	Dan $100,169.04 receipts and $174,757.16 disbursements Special Late Contribution Report	Everett $71,162.56 receipts and $21,598.38 disbursements Special Late Contribution Report	Jennifer $365,272.02 receipts and $381,309.45 disbursements
Of liberal candidate Janet Protasiewicz’s $195,000 fundraising haul in large donations last week, only $7,500 came from in-state donors. Kelly personally raised $100,169 from Jan. 1-Feb. 6, according to his latest campaign finance report. He spent $174,757 and had $201,966 in the bank to end the period, putting him well behind Protasiewicz who raised more than $725,000 during the same period and Dorow who raised $365,271.02.

Interests

Progressive group Better Wisconsin Together in a campaign finance filing says it’s spending $829K against conservative Jennifer Dorow in the escalating Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Primary is Feb. 21.

The filing doesn’t mention Daniel Kelly, the other conservative in the race. pic.twitter.com/XGdIfUzMXf
— Patrick Marley (@patrickdmarley) February 3, 2023

Fair Courts America is starting a $500k TV ad backing @JusticeDanKelly in SCOWIS race on heels of $250k radio buy. @JudgeDorowWI is up on TV and radio w/ about $130k, while @janetforjustice is up with $700k on TV.

See the Fair Courts America release:https://t.co/KRd7AeRGcr
— JR Ross (@jrrosswrites) February 2, 2023

Outside group spending topped $5 million for the first time ever in a high court race (see Table). The three candidates combined also spent a record of just over $5 million. And the winner, Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky, spent $2.7 million, a single-candidate record in a state Supreme Court race.

Of the $10 million spent by the groups and candidates, 51 percent was spent by Karofsky and groups who supported her, 47 percent was spent by Kelly and groups who supported him, and 2 percent was spent by candidate Ed Fallone, who was eliminated in the February primary, and groups who supported him.

The previous record cost of a state Supreme Court race was more than $8.2 million set in 2019. The previous record for group spending alone was nearly $4.8 million in 2008 and the previous record for combined candidate spending was $3.7 million in 2019. - via Urban Milwaukee on the 2020 election

Worth Watching: Elias law group & recent North Carolina Green Party lawfare.

Jeff Gerth - Columbia Journalism Review:
"Fusion’s client for the dossier was Marc Elias, the lawyer for the Clinton campaign and the DNC."

FTX Donated funds to the Democrat Party of Wisconsin

Commentary and Links

Candidate Forum video audio transcript.	The "Biggest election of 2023"
A recent history of partisanship and the Supreme Court election	Recent tweets Reddit comments more. Axel Springer Politico Sulzberger NYT Anschutz Washington Examiner
1/9/2023 Madison Candidate Forum via WILL / WisPolitics	Election Ads Running on Facebook Platforms
WISN TV Milwaukee Commentary	Alexander Shur/wisj Madison Candidate Brief Summary
Henry Redman WI Examiner: Conservative Candidates	Daniel Bice Milwaukee J-S on Everett Mitchell allegations
Beyond Aaron’s Law: Reining in Prosecutorial Overreach	Senate Majority Leader on the election.
Wisconsin Supreme Court race is all about ideology - Bill Lueders	Wisconsin Republicans to add referendum questions on crime, welfare to ballot ahead of crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
Wiseye interviews: Dan Everett	"Some of the candidates have shed any pretense of judicial neutrality" Sulzberger NYT Commentary
Did liberal high court candidate Janet Protasiewicz violate the judicial code of conduct?	Up to $50 million could be spent, with national money pouring into Wisconsin.
Judges follow law not public opinion

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US Source Documents (rights and laws we are subject to):
Constitution Bill of Rights Federalist Papers US Code
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Wisconsin Source Documents:
Constitution Statutes Administrative Code Counties and cities have ordinances as well.

Wisconsin Debt Clock

Dane County City of Madison