Post by Logan on Dec 23, 2016 1:46:25 GMT -6
More than three decades ago, a group of conservative aspiring lawyers launched a new legal movement to counter their perceptions of law schools and the judiciary as liberal leaning.
Now, The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Study’s Wisconsin chapter is poised to reshape courtrooms throughout the state with the help of Gov. Scott Walker.
Each of the two justices Walker appointed to the state Supreme Court, Rebecca Bradley and Daniel Kelly, were past presidents of the Milwaukee Federalist Society chapter.
Walker also has appointed at least a handful of lawyers with philosophies aligned to the Federalist Society to appeals court and circuit court judgeships, judicial observers say.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-ties-himself-to-the-federalist-society/article_15b2e76a-5229-5ab1-b785-5e6c39087671.html
Now, The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Study’s Wisconsin chapter is poised to reshape courtrooms throughout the state with the help of Gov. Scott Walker.
Each of the two justices Walker appointed to the state Supreme Court, Rebecca Bradley and Daniel Kelly, were past presidents of the Milwaukee Federalist Society chapter.
Walker also has appointed at least a handful of lawyers with philosophies aligned to the Federalist Society to appeals court and circuit court judgeships, judicial observers say.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-ties-himself-to-the-federalist-society/article_15b2e76a-5229-5ab1-b785-5e6c39087671.html