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Susan Crawford: “If a case came before the Supreme Court in which the…”

Featuring: Susan Crawford, Judge for Branch 1 of the Dane County Circuit Court | Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 02:44

Would you do the same if you receive large direct contributions from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin? You know what I would do is If a case came before the Supreme Court in which the Democratic Party was a party, [I would look] at what the facts were in that case, who the other parties were and what the legal issues were that at stake, and then make a decision about recusal based on the specific instances of that case. I think, you know, I'm a pretty cautious person as a judge and I don't prejudge matters like that and would wait to see what that case brought and whether I could be fair and impartial. (02:44–03:05)

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Asserts that she would consider recusal on a case-by-case basis if the Democratic Party is involved.

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