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Jill Karofsky: “In 2017, a group of retired judges came before the Supreme…”

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Published | Video Starts at 28:45

And generally, when we get a rule petition in front of us, we hold a hearing, and we say, come on into the Supreme Court hearing room. Tell us what you think about this proposed rule. In 2017, a group of retired judges came before the Supreme Court...the court did not even allow that proposal to have a hearing. They, in essence, slammed shut the doors of the Supreme Court. So now we're in 2026, and we have a rule petition before us to look at this rule. (28:45–29:13)

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Asserts that in 2017, the Wisconsin Supreme Court did not allow a hearing on a proposal by retired judges.

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