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Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Probe of 2020 election did incalculable damage to Wisconsin's justice system
Regarding the April 9 article, 'Agreement would cost Gableman law license,' former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman has done incalculable damage to Wisconsin's justice system. He lied at nearly every turn of his so-called election investigation, was uncooperative in his own ethics investigation and brought national disrepute to the Wisconsin. His incompetence was breathtaking. I sincerely hope he is stripped of his law license as he is a menace to the public. Phillip Trobaugh, St. Paul, Minnesota Opinion: Changes to Social Security would cost average Wisconsin resident $7,000 a year Letters: Wisconsin Republicans keep trotting out Milwaukee vote trope as built-in excuse Here are some tips to get your views shared with your friends, family, neighbors and across our state: Please include your name, street address and daytime phone. Generally, we limit letters to 200 words. Cite sources of where you found information or the article that prompted your letter. Be civil and constructive, especially when criticizing. Avoid ad hominem attacks, take issue with a position, not a person. We cannot acknowledge receipt of submissions. We don't publish poetry, anonymous or open letters. Each writer is limited to one published letter every two months. All letters are subject to editing. Write: Letters to the editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 330 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI, 53202. Fax: (414)-223-5444. E-mail: jsedit@ or submit using the form that can be found on the on the bottom of this page. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Incompetence of Gableman's election probe was breathtaking | Letters
Washington Post
07-04-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Former Wisconsin justice to give up law license over 2020 election review
MADISON, Wisconsin — A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agreed Monday to give up his law license for three years after facing a string of ethics allegations stemming from his error-riddled review of the 2020 election for Republican state lawmakers. In a filing with the state Supreme Court, former justice Michael Gableman conceded that legal regulators had produced enough evidence to find he had violated state ethics rules for lawyers. He gave up his legal fight over the matter a week after a candidate backed by Democrats won a seat on the state's high court and locked in a likely liberal majority for years. In a 10-count complaint in November, Wisconsin's Office of Lawyer Regulation alleged Gableman had filed false information with a judge, repeatedly engaged in dishonesty, unfairly disparaged a judge and an attorney, failed to perform competent legal work, did not follow the directions of his client, released confidential information and lied to the lawyer who investigated him. Gableman on Monday said he would no longer contest the complaint and would agree to have his law license suspended for three years. The state Supreme Court will have the final say on whether to suspend his license. 'Gableman hereby stipulates that he cannot successfully defend against the allegations of misconduct contained in the Complaint, and agrees that the allegations of the Complaint provide an adequate factual basis in the record for a determination of [ethics] violations as alleged in each of the ten counts of the Complaint,' Gableman, his attorney and an attorney for the state wrote in Monday's joint filing. An attorney for Gableman had no immediate comment on the filing. After Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential race, Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly hired Gableman to review how the election was conducted in the swing state. Gableman falsely claimed the election was stolen, consulted with conspiracy theorists, kept shoddy records and unsuccessfully sought to jail mayors and local election officials who he contended weren't cooperating with him. He publicly urged lawmakers to try to revoke the state's 10 electoral votes, even as he privately acknowledged doing so was a 'practical impossibility.' His review came as courts and independent studies found the 2020 election was properly decided. Trump narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016, narrowly lost it in 2020 and narrowly won it in 2024. In litigation over his election review, Gableman was dishonest and left out important information that he should have reported to the courts, according to the Office of Lawyer Regulation complaint. In addition, he gave false statements when he testified before a legislative committee, according to the complaint. Gableman improperly maintained records and didn't appropriately respond to public records requests, according to the complaint and separate court rulings. When he was sued over his handling of records, he disparaged the judge overseeing the case and an attorney who sued him, according to the complaint. Gableman also did not follow the directions of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the GOP legislative leader who hired him, according to the complaint. Soon after Vos hired him, Gableman turned on the speaker and campaigned for his 2022 primary opponent. Vos won his race and fired Gableman soon afterward. Amid their clash, Gableman disclosed information about his legal work that should have remained confidential, according to the complaint. Gableman also failed to cooperate with the ethics investigation and falsely claimed he hadn't been practicing law when he worked for the legislature, according to the complaint.
