The conservative judge of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Rebecca Bradley, announced Friday that he will not seek re -election, establishing another great judicial election in the battlefield state next year.
“For years I have warned that under the control of judicial activists, the court will become more powerful than the legislature, more powerful than the governor. That the warning was not heard and Wisconsin has only seen the beginning of what is an alarming change of a main judicial service and mainly to the bitter game, personal attacks and political game that does not take place in court”, which Bradley does not have in court 2015. He said in a statement.
“The conservative movement must take stock of its failures, identify the problem and solve it. I will not seek re -election for the Supreme Court of Wisconsin because I believe that the best way to rebuild the conservative movement and the struggle for freedom is not a minority member of the court,” he added.
Bradley’s retirement could provide liberals with the opportunity to expand his majority 4-3 in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin after winning a couple of very close elections in recent years that have attracted national attention.
In 2023, Janet Protasiewicz defeated a former conservative justice to turn the court control in favor of liberals for the first time in 15 years.
And Susan Crawford won a seat in court in April, surpassing Brad Schimel to the conservative to most cement liberals in court. Elon Musk, a technological tycoon and former advisor to President Donald Trump, was an important figure in the race, spending more than $ 12 million through a Super PAC to boost Schmel.
That race had more than $ 75 million in expenses on both sides, exceeding the 2023 race record to become the most expensive state of the state’s state court in history.
Before Bradley’s decision not to run for another 10 -year mandate in the Court, a liberal candidate, the judge of the Court of Appeals, Chris Taylor, has already entered the race. She has been backed by groups such as Emily’s List, a national organization that seeks to choose democratic women who favor abortion rights.
The careers of the Supreme Court, which are generally low profile, in other states have also attracted national attention in recent years, since they have weighted polarization issues such as abortion and redistribution of districts.
