Judges who signed Walker recall petitions face secretive discipline

State integrity news for Wisonsin, from the Green Bay Press-Gazette:

The Wisconsin Judicial Commission is expected to decide Friday in Madison whether to take action against Dane County Judge David Flanagan and 28 other circuit court judges who signed petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker.

But because judicial discipline in Wisconsin is highly secretive, the public may never know whether the judges are investigated and what results from any investigation, said Jim Alexander, the commission’s executive director. The commission can release information in some cases but is under no obligation to do so.

Read the rest of the story at the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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