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Brad Schimel: “It's a judge's job to respect the will of the voters as…”

Featuring: Brad Schimel, Republican | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County

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Brad Schimel 03-09-25

Published | Video Starts at 07:16

We should be politics free and decide this based on the law. You know, the legislature is free to make bad policy if they want to. It's not a judge's job to fix it. It's a judge's job to respect the will of the voters as respected through their legislators and apply the law faithfully. Judge, I just want to ask you before we sign off, if people want to support your effort in this very important campaign, which is much more than a race … (07:16–07:25)

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Asserts that judges should uphold the law as enacted by legislators, reflecting the voters' will.

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