MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The next chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will come from the liberal majority of justices, as the court announced that the conservative who currently holds the mostly honorary position will be replaced. The change in leadership, announced yesterday (Thur) comes two days after voters elected Democratic-backed Susan Crawford to the court for a 10-year term that begins in August. The seven justices vote on a chief justice every two years.
The current chief justice, conservative Annette Ziegler, has held the post for four years. She will be replaced first by retiring Justice Ann Walsh Bradley for two months and then Justice Jill Karofsky for the remainder of the two-year term.
