For Immediate Release
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CONTACT: Amanda K. Todd
Court Information Officer
(608) 264-6256 |
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Supreme Court asks public for comments on Judicial Elections/Ethics
Report
Nov. 22, 1999 - The Wisconsin Supreme Court is
requesting comments from the public on the final report of the
Commission on Judicial Elections and Ethics. The Commission was
appointed by the Supreme Court to examine judicial campaign ethics and
judges' participation in partisan politics; it submitted a 26-page
report to the Court, along with proposed wording for a Supreme Court
Rule.
These and other materials related to the report may be found on the
Supreme
Court home page, in the section entitled "Reports filed with the
Supreme Court." Hard copies of the report are available through the
Supreme Court Clerk's Office at (608) 266-1880.
"The Court intends to use comments and suggestions from judges,
lawyers, educators, public interest groups and the general public to
help us focus any future public hearings on the Commission's report,"
said Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson.
The Supreme Court appointed the Commission on Judicial Elections and
Ethics in March 1997. It was charged with studying political activity
and the campaign conduct of candidates for judicial office and reporting
back to the Court with recommendations for a new rule to govern these
areas. Senior Circuit Judge Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Seventh Circuit, chaired the Commission, and Professor Charles D.
Clausen, Marquette University Law School, served as reporter (see
reverse for all Commission members).
The Court requests that comments be sent to: Clerk of the Supreme
Court, PO Box 1688, Madison, WI 53701-1688 or faxed to (608) 267-0640 by
March 1, 2000.
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