Politics & Government

Republicans can’t simply remove a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice

WXPR | By Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch
Published April 10, 2023 at 5:26 AM CDT
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Rep. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, won the 8th Senate District special election on April 4, 2023, giving Republicans a two-thirds majority in the state Senate. The victory fanned speculation about Republican impeachment power under the Senate’s supermajority. He is shown at the State of the State address of Gov. Tony Evers at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Jan. 22, 2019.
Emily Hamer

Rep. Dan Knodl’s 8th Senate District victory gives Republicans a two-thirds Senate majority, creating speculation about whether they could impeach Justice-elect Janet Protasiewicz.

Politics & GovernmentWXPR NewsElectionsSpring Election 2023
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Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch
Matthew DeFour started in September 2022 as Wisconsin Watch's first statehouse bureau chief. Previously at the Wisconsin State Journal he covered state and local government for 16 years, including four years as state politics editor. He has a BSJ and MSJ from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He was honored by his peers as the 2020 Wisconsin Watchdog of the Year.
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