Monday, December 10, 2012
2:39 PM
Marquette Law professor announces Supreme Court bid
Marquette Law School professor Ed Fallone today announced he'll challenge Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack in this spring's high court race, saying "we need a change in the Supreme Court."
“The Wisconsin Supreme Court is dysfunctional and the only way to fix it is to change the personalities on the bench,” Fallone said in a statement. “I am not beholden to any political party or faction on the court or any special interest group. The people of Wisconsin expect -- and deserve -- judges who respect the importance of an independent judiciary and who are impartial and fair."
Fallone, who also practices law with Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan in Milwaukee, says he would be the court's first Latino justice.
Roggensack late last month officially announced she'd seek re-election. Lemon law attorney Vince Megna has also said he plans to run against Roggensack, while Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi has said she's considering a bid.
-- By Andy Szal
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