Justice Daniel Kelly, who lost his Wisconsin Supreme Court seat to liberal Jill Karofsky in the controversial April 7 election, is angling to rejoin a case that might end in a mass voter purge before vacating his seat in August.
So… First he’ll author the ruling to kick the 200K off the voter rolls.
Then, as a private citizen, he’ll sue to have the election overturned because those people shouldn’t have been allowed to vote…
Q: What is the difference between Daniel Kelly and a bucket of shit?
A: The bucket.
GOP gotta cheat to win, chapter 256.
If Kelly was an honest and just man he would continue to recuse AND retire, NOW.
He won’t because he’s corrupt. It is that simple.
He has heard the voice of the people and he does not give a damn about their vote.
That is because he’s never given a damn about the voice of the people or their vote.
That is why he wishes to silence them.
He’s an undemocratic asshole.
Seems like the voters made the right choice in kicking this judge out…it’s pretty unethical to participate in a decision this large when you have lost an election. In fact, he now has a personal grudge against the people who voted him out, and likely believes that he may have won if they were not allowed to vote (he lost by 100k votes). Any lawyer or judge is supposed to withdraw from a case where they have an interest or bias towards a party, so by saying he’ll rule on this he’s breaking the code of ethics.
I don’t know why it takes so long to seat the new judge in WI, but it should only take a month or two at most. Kelly should withdraw from all cases excepting those where the decision has been made and is being written, leaving them for the next judge to step in. It’s no surprise that he won’t, the WI SC is a Republican project meant to keep Republicans in power, and they don’t want to cede any of that authority, even after the people make their wishes known.
This is known as the McConnell school of jurisprudence.
What was the cited reason for his recusal? If there was a conflict of interest, or an appearance of impropriety, his losing the election wouldn’t change that. I appreciate he’d like to steal the desks and burn the place down on his way out the door but that doesn’t matter. In fact, he has signaled that he does not have an open mind! Chills.
I don’t know why all of our swearing-ins don’t happen immediately after elections. It’s not like the new person has to travel in by horse and wagon anymore…
Still takes time to run the shredders duh!
in related WI news
Gov. Tony Evers has extended the state’s order to shutdown nonessential businesses through Memorial Day weekend — with some relaxed restrictions allowing some businesses to reopen or provide limited services.
The order also closes public and private schools through the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
The GOP lege will likely react badly.
https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/tony-evers-extends-order-to-shutdown-nonessential-businesses-to-may-26-with-some-relaxed-restrictions/article_dec4f44a-603d-5e71-acc8-29388d733e9b.html#tracking-source=home-breaking
You say that like it’s a bad thing 
They never give up. Never. This is a signal to Democrats to put away the party hats and kegs, and buckle down to continue work for a free and fair election in November.
Certifying the elections can still take awhile, and can include recounts, sometimes by hand.
If the other Republican justices were honorable and just men, they would take Kelly aside and say something like "Pack your bags and get the hell out of here, you damn fool!"
But I’m afraid that asking for ethical behavior is a bit much.
It depends on the position, obviously. Most elected officials have to hire some staff, sort out their own affairs, get training, that sort of thing, and it takes time. But, really, for most of them it should not take longer than a month to take office, especially judicial positions and the more simple administrative positions. And, there should be limits on what the lame duck can do while waiting to leave office…a justice shoving through a new decision that the new judge would not go along with just shouldn’t be allowed to happen.
The whole GOP suppression strategy nationally is predicated on their belief they cannot win a fair fight.
With judges like Kelly, who needs criminals?
The dems need to message on voter suppression. Heavily. It’s a simple message.
“The GOP is unfit to govern. You know it, and they know you know it. That’s why they don’t want you to vote. It’s the only way they can win. Register. Get photo ID. Vote.”
Sometimes it seems like the Republicans who lose elections cause more grief and havoc in their lame duck period than they did during their entire time of “service” - like servicing their wealthy donors. When people defy a pandemic to vote your ass out, it is not a signal for you to insert yourself into the issues that got you voted out in the first place.
Join the GOP and never feel shame again.