Let's say you're fortunate enough to become the next Supreme Court justice. How is it determined what cases, the things that you guys will hear? Yeah, that's a great question, Earl. So The Wisconsin Supreme Court is unique among all the other courts in our state, and that they do get to pick and choose which cases to take up. parties. Lawyers can present petitions from cases that have gone through the lower courts asking the Supreme Court to take up a case, and the Supreme Court votes. (04:57–05:08)
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Asserts the discretionary power of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in case selection.
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