MONROE - Green County residents will only need to choose between three names when they go to the polls for a statewide primary Feb. 20 to narrow down the race between three state Supreme Court justice candidates.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman filed a notification of noncandidacy Dec. 22, stepping down from the court he has served on since his election in 2008.
In his place, three hopefuls have declared their intentions to fill the seat. Attorney Tim Burns of Middleton, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet of Whitefish Bay and Sauk County Circuit Judge Michael Screnock of Reedsburg.
According to the Burns For Wisconsin campaign website, "Tim is one of America's leading attorneys in standing up to large insurance companies" and has served as chairman of the American Bar Association's Fair and Impartial Courts Committee. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan endorsed Burns in early December.
On her Dallet for Justice campaign website, Dallet shares a quote expressing her awareness of challenges faced by Wisconsin families and stressed her work to make communities safer. Dallet was elected as circuit court judge in 2008 and was re-elected in 2014. Dallet was a prosecutor with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office from 1996 to 2007.
Screnock's campaign website noted his longtime involvement in local government and stated he received a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006. Screnock was appointed to his current seat by Gov. Scott Walker in 2015 and ran unopposed to retain it the following year, serving as one of three judges in the county and has presided over the county drug court since January 2016.
Reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in October revealed Screnock was arrested twice in 1989 as part of large protests at a Madison abortion clinic. He was ticketed for trespassing and obstructing officers, and through plea deals, served community service for trespassing. Screnock is quoted as not regretting the actions, but said he could decide any similar case objectively.
In a statement, Screnock wrote he is running for state supreme court justice because of his dedication to both local representation and passion for the law.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman filed a notification of noncandidacy Dec. 22, stepping down from the court he has served on since his election in 2008.
In his place, three hopefuls have declared their intentions to fill the seat. Attorney Tim Burns of Middleton, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet of Whitefish Bay and Sauk County Circuit Judge Michael Screnock of Reedsburg.
According to the Burns For Wisconsin campaign website, "Tim is one of America's leading attorneys in standing up to large insurance companies" and has served as chairman of the American Bar Association's Fair and Impartial Courts Committee. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan endorsed Burns in early December.
On her Dallet for Justice campaign website, Dallet shares a quote expressing her awareness of challenges faced by Wisconsin families and stressed her work to make communities safer. Dallet was elected as circuit court judge in 2008 and was re-elected in 2014. Dallet was a prosecutor with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office from 1996 to 2007.
Screnock's campaign website noted his longtime involvement in local government and stated he received a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006. Screnock was appointed to his current seat by Gov. Scott Walker in 2015 and ran unopposed to retain it the following year, serving as one of three judges in the county and has presided over the county drug court since January 2016.
Reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in October revealed Screnock was arrested twice in 1989 as part of large protests at a Madison abortion clinic. He was ticketed for trespassing and obstructing officers, and through plea deals, served community service for trespassing. Screnock is quoted as not regretting the actions, but said he could decide any similar case objectively.
In a statement, Screnock wrote he is running for state supreme court justice because of his dedication to both local representation and passion for the law.