Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel bring their political histories — and partisan backers —to the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Anyone convicted of assaulting law enforcement should serve their full sentence," Schimel said before adding he didn't object to Trump throwing out those sentences.

Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. Brad Schimel reached a plea bargain with a criminal defendant whose attorney made donations to Schimel’s election campaign.

Although officially nonpartisan, state Supreme Court candidates line up with either the Democratic or Republican parties in their campaigns.

By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge and former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel raised more than $2 million through the end of 2024, according to mandatory campaign finance filings with the state. By comparison ...

Both candidates are also accepting large donations from partisans, including the Democratic and Republican parties.

Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel has touted the endorsement of the Chippewa County Sheriff, who has been accused of sexual harassment

One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, is emphasizing President Donald Trump's pardons in Wisconsin's high profile Supreme Court race.

Both campaigns are trying to use the issue to define Brad Schimel, the former Republican attorney general and a current Waukesha County judge.

Susan Crawford is considered the liberal candidate in the state Supreme Court contest to replace retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. A Crawford win would block the seven-person high court from flipping back to conservative control.

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Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, participated in a briefing with Democratic donors billed as a “chance to put two more House seats in play,” a move that Republicans say shows that she is committed to redrawing congressional districts to benefit Democrats.