Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court Nominee A No-Show At Debate

Janet Protasiewicz Circuit Judge’s Record for Being Too Loyal on Criminals

As she faced questions about her record in releasing violent criminals and sex offenders, the liberal judge running to be Wisconsin Supreme Court’s next chief justice skipped Tuesday’s Milwaukee Press Club forum.

Janet Protasiewicz, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge “declined an invitation citing scheduling conflicts,” Dan Kelly, conservative candidate, takes the entire stage According The Milwaukee Press Club. According to reports, the group extended an invitation to both campaigns in February.

Protasiewicz is absent because of criticisms for her light sentencing record. Protasiewicz received an endorsement from Citizen Action Wisconsin. The anti-police group seeks to eliminate gang databases, treat juvenile criminals until age 25, and declares Wisconsin has the best law enforcement. “structurally racist system of mass incarceration,” The Washington Free Beacon reported Tuesday. Later, she praised the support of the group on social media as well as her campaign website.

Protasiewicz still has not responded to questions regarding her record in public debates. Protasiewicz only agreed to one debate hosted on March 21 by the State Bar, but she declined several other debates, including those hosted by WISN-TV, the American Constitution Society and the left-of-center American Constitution Society. According The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Protasiewicz has not responded to a request to comment.

The April 4 Supreme Court race, which has high stakes, is shaping up to be the most costly state judicial election in American history. The decision of the swing state could have major implications for the 2024 presidential elections.

Protasiewicz’s rivals have nicknamed Her “No Jail Janet,” She claims she is a partisan judiciar activist who coddled criminals while on the bench. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce has been running an ad highlighting Numerous convicted rapists, pedophiles received light sentences from Protasiewicz.

According to the, Protasiewicz was sentenced in 2019 to probation for child predators who assaulted an eleven-year-old. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In 2018 she granted probation in another case to a mother who, according to her, starved her disabled son to death at 16 years old.

Campaign by Protasiewicz argued She is being attacked for her record “misleading” Do not ignore them “thousands of criminals” Throughout her decade-long tenure as a judge she was held accountable.

“I was—and still am—ready to debate,” Submitted Kelly in a March 3 posts on Twitter. “Guess Politician Protasiewicz doesn’t want people to know the cases for which she will put her thumb on the scales of justice.”

Kelly accused Protasiewicz, during the Milwaukee Press Club forum of letting criminals get away lightly and commenting on political issues that are inappropriate to a candidate for judicial office. According Fox6. “If you didn’t know better, you would think she was running for a spot in the legislature,” Kelly.