Gov. Scott Walker has appointed two new retired judges to serve on the Government Accountability Board before it disappears.

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Four Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges were selected Thursday to serve on the Government Accountability Candidate Committee to help select potential new judges.

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The state board that oversees elections and ethics compliance is set to select new officers.

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A Jackson County judge who sealed the identities of defendants in three criminal cases defended the move as an effort to protect the innocent, but open-records advocates blasted the action as a violation of the public's right to know.

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Judge Thomas Barland of Eau Claire has been chosen as the new chair of the Government Accountability Board. Under state law, the Board’s leadership is chosen by lot at its first meeting in January each year. Judge Gerald Nichol of ...

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