Gov. Tony Evers Appoints Democratic state Rep. Chris Taylor to Dane County Circuit Court
Sunday, June 14th, 2020 -- 5:45 AM
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday appointed one of the most liberal members of the Wisconsin Legislature and a former Planned Parenthood policy director to the Dane County Circuit Court, drawing criticism from anti-abortion groups and Republicans.Evers appointed Democratic state Rep. Chris Taylor, of Madison, to replace Judge Jill Karofsky, who is joining the Wisconsin Supreme Court in August. Taylor, who was first elected to the Assembly in 2011, said in March that she would not seek reelection. She made the surprise announcement on the same day that state Senate after Sen. Fred Risser, who had held his Madison seat since 1963, said he was retiring. Taylor had been mentioned as a potential candidate to run for the seat Risser held for more than five decades.
Taylor said Thursday that she has long been interested in serving as a judge and applied for another vacancy on the Dane County court in April. Taylor said she was given no assurances by Evers that she would be appointed before she decided not to run for the Legislature again. (AP)
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