If Only Sommers Had Gotten By...

Annette Ziegler didn't quite annoy me during the primary for Wisconsin Supreme Court. I'd liken her campaign to a scab on the roof of your mouth; it takes up a lot of your attention, but doesn't hurt.

Now I'm annoyed.

While I was on hiatus, it was revealed that Annette Ziegler failed to disclose potential conflicts of interest in dozens of cases. Her husband is a paid member of the Board of Directors of a West Bend Bank; she heard 46 cases where said bank was a litigant without disclosing the relationship.

Says her opponent, Linda Clifford, "Did she ignore the rules or was she unaware of them?"

That pretty much sums it up.

Ziegler's response: "I am confident [it will be determined] that I showed no bias toward any party and there was no financial gain for me or my family in any case in which I was involved as judge." This response is ten sticks of stupid.

Guess what Miss Ziegler - the extent of bias you showed or didn't show is irrelevant! It's not up to you to decide whether your outside activities are relevant. Litigants thought you were a fair and impartial judge, for you to present yourself in any other way is asinine. I would argue that alone should disqualify you from the Supreme Court.

If can write in Joseph Sommers, I will.