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Candidates Square Off for Supreme Court

Frederica Freyberg:

Now to election news, Wednesday was the last day to get on the ballot for Wisconsin’s spring elections. Here’s a preview of who is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Two candidates are on the ballot for the Wisconsin Supreme Court election this year. Brian Hagedorn is an appeals court judge first appointed in 2015. He serves on the judicial commission which handles judicial misconduct in the state. Before the bench, he served as Governor Scott Walker’s chief legal counsel. Lisa Neubauer is the states chief appeals court judge, first elected in 2008. Previously she was a partner at the Foley and Lardner law firm. Because there are only two candidates on the ballot, the two will face off in the April 2nd general election.