League of Women Voters of Dane County: The Many Factors of Judicial Independence

The League of Women Voters of Dane County presents as its September 2011 Issues Forum Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Patience Roggensack, discussing Judicial independence in Wisconsin’s Court System. With more and more Wisconsin residents having concerns over the impact of campaign contributions on judicial decisions, is merit selection of judges the answer? Justice Roggensack discusses these and other related issues.