Two state senators introduced legislation Thursday that would eliminate the election of state Supreme Court justices and replace that system with an appointment process based on merit.

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Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson recently indicated in a memo to her colleagues that she wants her Wisconsin Supreme Court to be more transparent.

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After an exhaustive and unsuccessful attempt to unseat a justice on the state Supreme Court, attorney JoAnne Kloppenburg is going to make a run at the appellate court bench.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A couple of veteran state senators think the time has come to end Supreme Court elections. Republican Sen. Dave Schultz of Richland Center and Democratic Sen. Tim Cullen of Janesville are co-sponsoring legislation that would replace ...

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Waukesha - A conservative-leaning Wisconsin county on Thursday corrected its count and gave an unofficial 7,500-vote lead to the incumbent in the hotly contested state Supreme Court race seen as a referendum on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's divisive union rights law.

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Wisconsin will feature 10 contested judicial elections this year, including a four-candidate race for incumbent Justice David T. Prosser's seat on the state Supreme Court.

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