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Jill Karofsky: “What a judge and justice cannot do is say, if you ask me a…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 48:27

Yeah. Good for you. Like I said, the Wisconsin electorate is sophisticated and they ask tough questions, and they should. What a judge and justice cannot do is say, if you ask me a question about issue X, I can't tell you how I will rule on that case, should that issue come before me or if that issue is before me right now, I can't tell you what I'm going to do. But can I tell you what my values are? Can I tell you what I believe in? Can I tell you what I have done in my life prior to becoming a candidate? (48:27–48:44)

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Asserts that judges and justices cannot disclose how they will rule on specific issues.

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