Joel Winnig
Joel B. Winnig is an attorney in Madison, Wisconsin. He ran for the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2011.
2011 election
- See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2011
Winnig sought the seat held by David T. Prosser, who was up for re-election. Winnig was defeated in the primary election, winning only 9.2% of the vote.[1]
Winnig says, "I would be a dynamic leader, unlike anyone on the Supreme Court now, to help move the law forward and correct areas of the law that aren't working now."[2]
He added that he was running for the Supreme Court because "I take the profession of being an attorney very seriously. We are ethical, honorable people as lawyers. We help people. Everybody with a law license has a different way of interpreting that, but the [2008 Justice Michael] Gableman race was the most despicable thing I've seen in the legal profession, much less politics. People have been talking about it ever since, but what have people done about it? Well, I found a way to do what I could to stand up for our profession and the Supreme Court".[3]
Campaign statement
Public financing
Winnig, along with David T. Prosser and JoAnne Kloppenburg, received public financing for their 2011 election campaigns under a newly enacted Wisconsin law. The forth candidate, Marla J. Stephens, declined to seek public financing.[4]
External links
- Winnig Campaign Website
- Winnig Campaign Facebook page
- Isthmus:The Daily Page "Joel Winnig fighting for his rights in campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court," July 22, 2010
- The Cap Times "Crime and Courts: High court candidates plan to use public funds," November 14, 2010
- The Cap Times "Crime and Courts: Supreme Court candidate goes disco," December 10, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ The Washington Examiner, "Unofficial results for Wis. Supreme Court Primary," February 15, 2011
- ↑ Northlands Newscenter "Wausau Native Seeking Spot on WI Supreme Court," January 25, 2011
- ↑ Post Crescent "Four vie for seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court," February 6, 2011
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Three Supreme Court candidates will get public funding," January 13, 2011
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin
State courts:
Wisconsin Supreme Court • Wisconsin Court of Appeals • Wisconsin Circuit Courts • Wisconsin Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Wisconsin • Wisconsin judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wisconsin