Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Facing Ethics Charges

In another reminder that the "robed arbiters" who operate out of our hallowed halls of justice, sitting on their perches far above everyone else, are just as equal as the rest of us (maybe even less so) and can be just as good at doing stupid things as anyone, the Wisconsin State Journal reports:

• "Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler committed misconduct by presiding over cases in which she had a conflict of interest, the Wisconsin Judicial Commission said in a complaint filed Thursday. But the commission, along with a contrite Ziegler, said the state's newest justice should receive no more than a public reprimand from her colleagues on the Supreme Court."

For the rest of the story, see Commission faults Ziegler, asks for only reprimand.

For story updates, see:

• Panel widens Ziegler conflict of interest probe (Wisconsin State Journal - 9-27-07),
• Supreme Court reprimands Ziegler (The Associated Press - 5-28-08).

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