By Kyle Maichle, Editor of Wisconsin Election Watch,
MADISON – During an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Tuesday, Attorney General JB Van Hollen (R-Waunakee) said that he is open to a future run for the Wisconsin State Supreme Court.
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Despite the Attorney General’s current term does not end until January of 2015, he did not indicate if he would run to be on the state’s highest court. He told the newspaper: “So the concept of being on the court is very appealing. Does that mean it’s something I would do? I certainly wouldn’t read that into it. But I think highly of the position.” Van Hollen said that he would like: “to take a businesslike approach and make things work better. Challenges like that draw me in as opposed to scaring me away.”
If Van Hollen decides to run in 2015 or 2016, he will likely face opposition on his path to the Supreme Court. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley is the next Supreme Court Justice to face possible re-election in 2015. Justice Patrick Crooks’s term will expire in 2016. Neither Crooks nor Bradley have made any indication if they would run for another ten year term. Bradley, a former Marathon County Circuit Court Judge, would be 64 years old by the April 2015 general election. Crooks, a former Brown County Circuit Court Judge, would be 77 years old by the April 2016 general election.
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Van Hollen was first elected to the Office of Attorney General in 2006 after narrowly defeating former Assistant Attorney General and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk (D-Madison). He was re-elected in 2010 after defeating DNR Attorney Scott Hassett (D-Lake Mills) and earned more support from the voters than in his first election. Before becoming Attorney General, Van Hollen was nominated by President George W. Bush as US Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin in 2002. Previously, he also was District Attorney for both Bayfield and Ashland counties along with working in the State Office of the Public Defender.
Editor's Note-Our article can be found at-http://wisconsinelectionwatch.com/12567/attorney-general-jb-van-hollen-considers-run-wisconsin-supreme-court/
