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Supreme Court reprimands one of its own

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 2:44 p.m.

MADISON — The Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimanded one of its members Wednesday for violating the judicial code — the first time the court has disciplined one of its own.

Justice Annette Ziegler escaped with the lightest punishment possible from her colleagues on the high court. She could have been suspended or removed from the bench, although that was considered unlikely.

Ziegler was disciplined over how she handled cases while a judge in Washington County, before she was elected to the Supreme Court in April 2007.

Ziegler admitted violating the state’s code of judicial ethics when hearing cases involving a bank where her husband was a paid director.

Five justices wrote the unsigned opinion. Justice Louis Butler dissented, saying fact-finding in the case was inadequate.

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wisconsinheat
May 28, 2008 at 11:18 p.m.
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When it comes to politics, crookedness is non-partisan.
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And that's about the only thing that is.

toasty2k
May 28, 2008 at 11:12 p.m.
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NVgrf - Lets not forget all those crooked Democrats, or did you forget about those people?

Professor
May 28, 2008 at 9:03 p.m.
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Funny how the Judicial Commission, and thus the Supremes, go for the jugular when municipal and circuit court judges (not recently elected to the high court) make mistakes. Like imposing suspensions and removals. Of course, those weren't simply 'blips on the radar', as the judicial panel remarked. A chill wind blows for the integrity of this court...for a lot of reasons, lately.

JohnDoe
May 28, 2008 at 6:06 p.m.
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Merit appointments.

rwentzel
May 28, 2008 at 3:50 p.m.
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A slap on the hand for one of their own. This should have been solved in the elections. She knew better and wanted to see how much she could get away with. The Democrat was no better!

NVgrf
May 28, 2008 at 3:25 p.m.
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Another crooked Republican.

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