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Jill Karofsky: “We should be elected. It's been in our constitution since…”

Featuring: Jill Karofsky, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

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WisPolitics Luncheon: Chief Justice Karofsky

Published | Video Starts at 32:06

Do you have A feeling after you've been elected and been on the court now and Chief justice, whether Supreme Court judges here should be elected or appointed. I feel really strongly that We should be elected. It's been in our constitution since our state was founded in 1848. I think it makes us accountable to the people who we serve. We're not accountable to some politicians. We're not accountable to some political. We're not accountable to some elite. (32:06–32:13)

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Asserts that the election of justices has been part of Wisconsin's constitution since 1848.

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