For those who follow Wisconsin judicial politix: Lucey continued to remain active in politics and every bit as opinionated well into his 90s. He briefly served with former Gov. Tommy Thompson as honorary co-chairmen for Justice David Prossers contentious campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2011 but withdrew his support just before the election because of what he called a disturbing distemper and lack of civility in Prosser, though he did not cite specifics. Lucey, in fact, was responsible for breaking the all-male dominance of the states high court when he appointed now Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson to it in 1976. [Prosser was targeted by unions in his 2011 race, and is still intensely political for a jurist. Justice Prosser is being dug out of a personal financial hole by people who support an act the constitutionality of which is now pending before the court.” [jsonline/blogs/news/258185231.html] startribune/politics/national/258823831.html
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 04:45:01 +0000
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