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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Roggensack, Fallone Advance in Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary

The state will choose between Pat Roggensack, who has served on the State Supreme Court since 2003, and Ed Fallone, a Marquette University Law professor who teaches constitutional, corporate and criminal law, as their justice.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack of Madison and Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone of Whitefish Bay will square off in the April 2 election for the high court after advancing in Tuesday's primary. With 93 percent of the votes counted statewide as of 10:36 p.m., Roggensack captured more than 63 percent of the ballots cast, while Fallone had 30 percent, according to Patch's media partners at WISN 12. Vince Megna was eliminated from the race and had garnered about 6 percent of the vote. Roggensack has served on the State Supreme Court since 2003. Fallone, 48, teaches constitutional, corporate and criminal law. Megna, 68, of Menomonee Falls, is a lemon law lawyer who works for Aiken & Scoptur, S.C. in Milwaukee. 

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morninmist

11:47 am on Monday, March 4, 2013

oops @ stricks now. @Progress2day Wis. justice Roggensack incorrectly listed judge as endorser: http://bit.ly/XlASDO #wipolitics #wiunion   more ›

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Primary Preview: 3 Vying for Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat

Voters will choose between a lemon law attorney, a Marquette University law professor and an incumbent in the Feb. 19 primary election.

Three candidates — Ed Fallone, Vince Megna and incumbent Pat Roggensack — are vying for a 10-year seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice in the Feb. 19 primary election. The job is non-partisan, but there's a stark contrast between these candidates. The top two vote-getters will square off in the April 2 general election. Ed Fallone, 48, of Whitefish Bay, is a Marquette University Law professor who teaches constitutional, corporate and criminal law. He has never been a judge before. Still, Fallone has called out the Supreme Court justices for playing politics and becoming dysfunctional. A number of liberal and progressive groups have endorsed Fallone, including the AFL-CIO. Fallone also founded Centro Legal, a firm that helps needy …

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GearHead

6:24 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Bob, Obama was supposedly an experianced law professor, except nobody has ever seen any of his scholarly work (excepting his 2 debunked autobiographies). Isn't his dismal record proof enough law professors are a liability?   more ›

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