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Brad Schimel: “Judges don't make law. Judges follow the law and apply the…”

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

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Newsmaker Sunday 3 9 2025

Published | Video Starts at 02:33

… over, they started keeping those promises that drove me to get into this race I'm running to restore that objectivity to our court, a respect for the rule of law. Judges don't make law. Judges follow the law and apply the law as written by the other branch, the legislature. So did Somebody come to you and say, hey, judge, you ought to try that. Yes. Or was it from you yourself? No, it came from other judges around the state, conservative judges who were frustrated. (02:33–02:41)

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Asserts that judges should apply laws as written by the legislature, not create laws.

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