Judicial Integrity: Should Judges Decide Cases Involving Their Major Campaign Contributors?

This League of Women Voters of Dane County Public Issues Forum will center on the questions surrounding campaign contributions to judicial races. Does money affect judicial independence? Should judges be deciding cases that involve major contributors to their campaigns? With Wisconsin's current Supreme Court race projected to be the most expensive in the nation's history, these questions have never been more timely. Panelists are Louis Butler, former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, and Matt Rothschild, executive director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. The forum is free and open to the public but registration is required.

media release: A League of Women Voters of Dane County Virtual Public Issues Forum

Thursday, March 9, 2023 | 6:30-8 p.m., online via Zoom

Do campaign contributions affect judicial independence? Do such contributions create a public perception of judicial bias? Should judges should decide cases involving their major campaign contributors?

Please join the League of Women Voters of Dane County on Thursday, March 9, for our virtual public issues forum Judicial Integrity: Should Judges Decide Cases Involving Their Major Campaign Contributors? The results of the state Supreme Court election on April 4 will likely have a major impact on Wisconsinites. Campaign finance will be discussed by panelists:

• The Honorable Louis Butler, Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice
• Matt Rothschild, Executive Director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
• Moderator: Erin Everett, State Bar of Wisconsin; LWVDC member

LWV Dane County forums are free and open to the public but registration is required to participate via Zoom.

More information about forums, including a link to register, can be found on our website. Specific questions can be directed to the League of Women Voters of Dane County at program@lwvdanecounty.org.