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JoAnne Kloppenburg of Madison is state Court of Appeals judge and a former assistant state attorney general. She ran for the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2011 and is running for the high court again in 2016.

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JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad:

Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends."

By Tom Kertscher • March 31, 2016
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 15, 2016 in a website posting:

In the primary election, a "right-wing group spent more than $100,000,000 to support" Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley.

By James B. Nelson • March 21, 2016
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.

By Tom Kertscher • February 14, 2016
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on April 20, 2011 in remarks at a news conference:

"There are legitimate and widespread anomalies, and widespread questions about the conduct of (the Wisconsin Supreme Court) election, most visibly in Waukesha County, but also in counties around the state."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 29, 2011
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 29, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum:

PolitiFact Wisconsin "concluded that the charge that Justice Prosser prejudges matters that come before the court is True."

By Tom Kertscher • April 1, 2011

Rebecca Bradley
stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview:

Says JoAnne Kloppenburg "has told us she thinks it's her job to promote a more equal society."

By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2016
Wisconsin Alliance for Reform
stated on March 8, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because "he didn’t understand the charge."

By Tom Kertscher • March 23, 2016
Citizens for a Strong America
stated on March 31, 2011 in a TV ad:

Says Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg "put an 80-year-old farmer in jail for refusing to plant native vegetation on his farm."

By Tom Kertscher • April 1, 2011
David Prosser
stated on March 21, 2011 in statement during a candidate forum:

Says Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg’s record as a state Justice Department lawyer consists only of the prosecution of cases regarding regulation of docks.

By James B. Nelson • April 1, 2011

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