Comments on: Walker Linked Wisconsin Justice Called Female Chief Justice A “Bitch”

By: Eric Redbear

Eric Redbear — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:52:49 +0000

Donna, if you “actively campaigned for Walker’s opponent” why not say “I campaigned for Tom Barrett?”
Just comes off sounding like a political plant.

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By: Shiva (Moderator)

Shiva (Moderator) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:54:33 +0000

Marquette is good enough for me

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By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:37:12 +0000

Rick: Gableman is an abomination. Completely unqualified and never should have been even close to getting the position–as someone who truly likes and respects Lou Butler (even if I disagreed with his decision in Thomas), it made me sick that he was elected.

Ziegler is not an abomination, even though I don’t believe she should have been elected and disagree with her on the points you raise. She actually was a very competent circuit court judge (and is a decent person).

I respect your right to your opinion, but I don’t view Prosser as equivalent to either. Now, I have friends who are criminal defense lawyers (I am not) and they really take issue with his decisions. I do purely civil work and he’s been fine with his decisions in that regard.

Would Walker view me as a troublemaker? Boy-howdy, yes.

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By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:11:35 +0000

Oh, and while probably pointless, I’d like to point out that I completely supported (financially and publicly) the Democratic senators’ leaving the State and will actively support the recall of Walker and a number of Republican legislators.

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By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:07:32 +0000

well, Cricket–I suppose I can’t do anything about that since it’s a blog. But in fact I have been practicing in Wisconsin for 31 years. Out of state law school, so no diploma privilege–Marquette and U.W. Grads are automatically admitted.

Not sure why it’s so difficult for you to believe that a practicing lawyer, with real clients who are affected by the decisions of the Court, might be concerned with a toxic atmosphere on the Court that affects the way decisions are made. While I am very liberal in terms of my social and economic views (voted for Obama and actively campaigned for Walker’s opponent), I do have concerns about the current dynamic on the Court as it affects the people and businesses that I represent. Sorry if that doesn’t fit into your pigeonhole.

There’s a reason I rarely post on the internet and Cricket is a nice example of why. Regardless of how well-intentioned you are, somebody will feel free to insult you.

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