Court-appointed referee recommends Michael Gableman (R) lose law license for 3 years

A court-appointed referee is recommending that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman lose his law license for three years because of several ethics violations during his failed investigation into the 2020 election.

The report from attorney James Winiarski of Milwaukee, who was appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, lists 10 counts against Gableman from his time leading the Office of Special Counsel Investigation.

Gableman was hired by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, in 2021 to lead an investigation into the state’s 2020 election results. The move followed intense scrutiny from President Donald Trump, who was making false claims about widespread voter fraud in states like Wisconsin.

The report states Gableman committed 10 violations of Wisconsin Supreme Court ethics rules during his time as special counsel, which Winiarski described as “most serious.” Those include refusing to tell a judge about his attempts to compel mayors in Green Bay and Madison to provide records and testimony, accusing Dane County Judge Frank Remington of bias, making demeaning statements about an opposing attorney in court and enlisting the public to pressure Vos to expand the scope, cost and time frame of his investigation.




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