The new Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky has finished her 100-mile ultramarathon after being sworn in mid-run.

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Outside groups and the three candidates combined to spend a record $10 million in the state Supreme Court election this spring, according to a report released by a government watchdog Thursday.

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More than two dozen Wisconsin appellate court judges, including two sitting justices on the state Supreme Court, called Friday for combating racism and increasing diversity in the legal profession.

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Incumbent Justice Dan Kelly and Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky emerged from a three-way state Supreme Court primary Tuesday, besting Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone to advance to the April general election.

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Wisconsin voters will choose between a Republican appointee, a Madison judge and a law professor as they winnow down the candidates for a state Supreme Court seat in a primary Tuesday.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly raised almost $190,000 in January, bringing his 13-month campaign fundraising total to nearly $1 million, campaign-finance reports filed Monday show.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful Jill Karofsky raised $65,350 in January but still trails incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly in fundraising for the past 13 months, according to campaign-finance reports filed Monday.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly accused his challenger Jill Karofsky on Thursday of slandering him and lying about him to advance her own political career, ramping up the rancor in their race for a 10-year spot on the high court.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly released his first campaign television ad on Thursday as he tries to fend off two liberal-leaning challengers.

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The conservative state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly's campaign raised more than half-a-million dollars over the last half of 2019, easily outpacing his two liberal-leaning challengers.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful Jill Karofsky raised about $227,500 in the second half of 2019, accordin to campaign finance reports released by her campaign on Tuesday.

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A conservative-backed incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court justice running for re-election is renting space from the state Republican Party and getting help from the GOP in circulating his nomination papers, in the latest signs of how partisan the races have become in recent years.

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The three candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court debated concerns about partisanship within the high court at their first public forum.

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Dane County circuit court judge Jill Karofsky has gained more endorsements in her 2020 race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. She said on Monday that 48 Wisconsin judges are supporting her campaign.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly will square off next month against his two challengers in their first debate.

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Twenty current and former Wisconsin legislators are endorsing Dane County circuit court judge Jill Karofsky in the 2020 race for state Supreme Court.

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A pair of liberal state Supreme Court candidates worked on Saturday to lock down votes at the state Democratic Party's annual convention, calling for a fair judicial system while signaling they support a range of party values.

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Justice Dan Kelly on Tuesday began his campaign for a full term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, calling Wisconsinites “the best bosses a guy could want.”

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Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky has officially entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court next year.

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Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky said Tuesday she is planning to run next year for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat currently held by one of the court's conservative members.

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A judge ordered Wisconsin the receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted two drunken women this spring, rejecting a motion from his attorneys to dismiss one of the counts alleging that the women weren't as impaired as investigators say.

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Wisconsin's attorney general has promoted a prosecutor to lead the state Department of Justice’s Office of Crime Victim Services.

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Voters in counties with contested races for circuit courts made sure on Tuesday there will be some new faces on the bench, although some incumbents also managed to hold onto their seats.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and a group of Republican legislators began a push Tuesday to crack down on child abusers with a package of bills that would make repeated abuse a formal crime and expand reporting requirements.

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Wisconsin's open records law doesn't need a substantial rewrite to address police body camera videos, media advocates argued at a state Department of Justice summit on the statutes Wednesday.

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The state Department of Justice is recommending police don't submit evidence from sexual assault exams to the state crime lab unless victims have consented to cooperate with investigators.

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State Supreme Court justices had many questions Monday for the proponents of a measure to disallow the use of victims' names in certain appellate filings.

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Unpaid restitution for crime victims in Outagamie County totals more than $3.5 million over the last 35 years and officials say the problem is indicative of what is going on in the entire state.

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An administrative rule regarding victim testimony during probation revocation hearings has been on the books for more than 20 years, but has never been used.

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Supporters of a measure to disallow the use of names of crime victims in appellate paperwork say it is a step toward ensuring victims’ ordeals don’t haunt them forever.

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