"'Conflict Of Interest" Probe On Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Expands

(originally posted 9-30-07)
The Wisconsin State Journal reports:

• A panel investigating conflicts of interest by Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler signaled Wednesday that it plans to expand the probe by further examining Ziegler's ties to West Bend Savings Bank and her statements prior to this spring's election about those conflicts. The three-judge panel ordered Ziegler and the Wisconsin Judicial Commission to provide additional information about a reported $2 million in loans Ziegler and her husband received from West Bend Savings Bank, where J.J. Ziegler serves on the board of directors. In their request for additional information, the judges cited media reports detailing potential conflicts of interest beyond those cited by the commission.

For more, see Panel widens Ziegler conflict of interest probe.

For an earlier media report on this investigation, see Commission faults Ziegler, asks for only reprimand.

Go here for copy of complaint against Judge Ziegler.

Go here for Judge Ziegler's response to complaint.

Story update: (5-28-08) Supreme Court reprimands Ziegler. naughty judges