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Posted: Thu 1:31 PM, Nov 08, 2012
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Report: Judge in Union Case Considering Run

Posted Thursday, November 8, 2012 --- 1:28 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Dane County judge who drew fire from conservatives for a ruling last year halting implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining law is considering running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year.

Judge Maryann Sumi tells the weekly newspaper Isthmus that she is working with a nonpartisan group of people helping her explore the possibility of a run against conservative Justice Patience Roggensack.

Roggensack sided with conservatives on the court in overturning Sumi's ruling last year.

Messages left Thursday with both Sumi and Roggensack were not immediately returned.

Sumi was appointed to the bench in 1998 by Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson.

Roggensack was first elected to the court in 2003. Justices serve 10-year terms.

Copyright 2012. The Associated Press.

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  • by Grammy Location: Madison on Nov 8, 2012 at 08:24 PM
    If she were elected to the Supreme Court, wouldn't she have to recuse herself from this case since her ruling is what sent the case to the Supreme Court?
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  • by WIBadger on Nov 8, 2012 at 05:21 PM
    This should come as no surprise to anyone. Dane County judges are depending upon support from liberal voters so as to get elected to various judicial posts. Sumi, whose decision was overturned on appeal, should have dismissed the case at the outset but refused to do so for political gain (in the process, it costs taxpayer dollars). Judge Colas is playing the same game; he's planning to get votes for re-election (he was appointed by Doyle so never had to campaign for votes) by contending that Act 10 is unconstitutional (which is ain't).
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  • by Red Location: Monona on Nov 8, 2012 at 03:56 PM
    This confirms her decision was politically motivated. She does not deserve to be a judge!
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