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2018 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
The 2018 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 3, 2018 to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The incumbent justice, Michael Gableman, retired rather than seek another term. Milwaukee County circuit court judge Rebecca Dallet defeated Sauk County circuit court judge Michael Screnock, shifting the ideology of the court towards liberals. Dallet's landslide victory was seen as a sign of Democratic enthusiasm ahead of the 2018 United States elections, 2018 US midterm elections in November. Reacting to the results of the election, Governor Scott Walker (politician), Scott Walker warned that Republicans were at risk of a Wave elections in the United States, blue wave in Wisconsin. Walker's prediction would turn out to be true, as he 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, lost re-election and Democrats 2018 Wisconsin elections, won all five statewide races in the fall Wisconsin elections. Primary election Candidates Advanced * Rebecca Dalle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Dallet
Rebecca Frank Dallet (born July 15, 1969) is an American lawyer and a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Prior to her 2018 election, she served ten years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee County. Earlier in her career she worked as a prosecutor and appointed court official. Early life and career Dallet grew up in Ohio and graduated from Shaker Heights High School. She received a B.A. degree in Economics from Ohio State University, and a J.D. degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. After law school, Dallet served as a Law Clerk for a U.S. magistrate judge. Dallet worked as an Assistant United States Attorney, assistant district attorney with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office and as an adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School. Dallet was elected as a Judge for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court in 2008, then re-elected in 2014. Prior to her election, Dallet served as President of the Milwaukee Trial Judg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |