Keep Butler, Elect Dallet
1. Retain Justice Louis Butler on Wisconsin Supreme Court
Justice Butler was appointed to the State Supreme Court by Governor Jim Doyle in 2004, two years after he was elected to the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County. He had been a City of Milwaukee Municipal Judge since 1992. He taught law part-time at Marquette University Law School and is now on the faculty of the National Judicial College. Butler is the only member of the Supreme Court from Milwaukee County at this time.
His opponent, Judge Michael Gableman of Burnett County, is a former district attorney. He has served on the Circuit Court since 2002, but has no appellate experience.
Since Justice Butler has served honorably in three judicial positions for the past 16 years, his record and experience give him a considerable edge over Gableman. Judges should not be replaced unless a challenger makes a convincing case that the incumbent has been unsatisfactory and that the challenger is likely to do better; Judge Gableman has not made this case.
Butler has been the target of a particularly vicious campaign of negative ads, similar in some ways to the 1988 "Willie Horton" ads. His endorsement by the Milwaukee Police Association and District Attorney John Chisolm should dispel any suspicions that he is "soft on criminals."
He has been criticized for successfully defending a client as a public defender about 25 years ago; apparently the only defense lawyers worthy of becoming judges are those who lose every single case!
Gableman has also been the target of unfair ads, including one that blames him for plea-bargaining when he was DA. As fans of TV's Law and Order know, all DA's plea-bargain because otherwise there would be too many jury-trials and quite a few guilty defendants would be acquitted.
Ignore the diatribes, and give Louis Butler a full term on the Court.
2. Elect Rebecca Dallet Circuit Judge
Judicial Court Commissioner Rebecca Dallet has a stronger background for election as judge than her opponent, Attorney Jeff Norman. She supervises ten other judicial court commissioners, who exercise the powers of a judge in chambers. (1) Prior to this job, she was a state and federal prosecutor for ten years. Mrs. Dallet also teaches part-time at Marquette University Law School.
Although Mr Norman's experience as a police officer is also relevant, particularly in criminal cases, he cannot match Mrs Dallet's courtroom record.
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(1) A judicial court commissioner can take depositions, accept pleas, schedule trials, and approve out-of-court settlements.
Justice Butler was appointed to the State Supreme Court by Governor Jim Doyle in 2004, two years after he was elected to the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County. He had been a City of Milwaukee Municipal Judge since 1992. He taught law part-time at Marquette University Law School and is now on the faculty of the National Judicial College. Butler is the only member of the Supreme Court from Milwaukee County at this time.
His opponent, Judge Michael Gableman of Burnett County, is a former district attorney. He has served on the Circuit Court since 2002, but has no appellate experience.
Since Justice Butler has served honorably in three judicial positions for the past 16 years, his record and experience give him a considerable edge over Gableman. Judges should not be replaced unless a challenger makes a convincing case that the incumbent has been unsatisfactory and that the challenger is likely to do better; Judge Gableman has not made this case.
Butler has been the target of a particularly vicious campaign of negative ads, similar in some ways to the 1988 "Willie Horton" ads. His endorsement by the Milwaukee Police Association and District Attorney John Chisolm should dispel any suspicions that he is "soft on criminals."
He has been criticized for successfully defending a client as a public defender about 25 years ago; apparently the only defense lawyers worthy of becoming judges are those who lose every single case!
Gableman has also been the target of unfair ads, including one that blames him for plea-bargaining when he was DA. As fans of TV's Law and Order know, all DA's plea-bargain because otherwise there would be too many jury-trials and quite a few guilty defendants would be acquitted.
Ignore the diatribes, and give Louis Butler a full term on the Court.
2. Elect Rebecca Dallet Circuit Judge
Judicial Court Commissioner Rebecca Dallet has a stronger background for election as judge than her opponent, Attorney Jeff Norman. She supervises ten other judicial court commissioners, who exercise the powers of a judge in chambers. (1) Prior to this job, she was a state and federal prosecutor for ten years. Mrs. Dallet also teaches part-time at Marquette University Law School.
Although Mr Norman's experience as a police officer is also relevant, particularly in criminal cases, he cannot match Mrs Dallet's courtroom record.
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(1) A judicial court commissioner can take depositions, accept pleas, schedule trials, and approve out-of-court settlements.
posted by Gerald S Glazer at 11:12 AM
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