Former Wisconsin Attorney General Running for State Supreme Court

Monday, December 4th, 2023 -- 9:00 AM

(Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio) Former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is running for a seat on the state Supreme Court, telling supporters at a campaign announcement in Waukesha Thursday night that his goal is to restore integrity and accountability on the court and conservatives should unify behind him. 

According to Rich Kremer with Wisocnsin Public Radio, more than 100 GOP faithful gathered inside the massive Weldall Manufacturing facility in Waukesha where a large American flag hung from a 100-ton gantry crane above the lectern.

Schimel, 58, began the night wearing jeans and an untucked shirt, with a bass guitar slung from his neck by a leather strap with embroidered flames. His band played covers of Michael Jackson's "Beat it" and Santana's "Black Magic Woman."

But the party atmosphere shifted when Schimel began to talk about the Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority, warning supporters that their rights aren't safe. He accused the court's newest Justice, Janet Protasiewicz, of prejudging a lawsuit against Republican-drawn voting districts because she called the maps "rigged" during her campaign.

Schimel also accused the rest of the court's liberals of putting their own values above the law and the Constitution. He said the liberal majority's decision to fire former Wisconsin State Courts Director Randy Koschnick and weaken the powers of current Chief Justice, conservative Annette Ziegler, was a power grab meant to "rub all of our noses in it."

"Are any of our rights safe from a high court that puts their own opinions above the law?" Schimel asked. The court's liberals, Schimel said, are not concerned with laws or prior court precedent. He said America's founders warned against those in power doing what they want unchecked.

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