Brad Schimel (born February 18, 1965) is an American lawyer, judge, and Republican politician. He was the 44th attorney general of Wisconsin, serving from 2015 to 2019.He was defeated seeking re-election in 2018, and was subsequently appointed a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Waukesha County by Governor Scott Walker.Schimel is seeking election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the 2025 ...

Jan 28, 2025 · MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, accused the Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday of “clearly playing both sides” on the issue of pardoning of people who attacked the Capitol four years ago.. Former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn said Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel ...

Jan 27, 2025 · MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s pivotal state Supreme Court race said Monday that he thinks anyone convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers should serve their entire sentence, but he also didn’t object to President Donald Trump using his power to pardon.. Trump has received bipartisan criticism for granting clemency last week to about 1,500 ...

2 days ago · MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new television attack ad in Wisconsin’s hotly contested Supreme Court race features a doctored image of the liberal candidate, a move that her campaign claims could be a violation of a recently enacted state law.. The image in question is of Susan Crawford, a Dane County circuit court judge.It appeared in a new TV ad paid for by the campaign of her opponent Brad ...

Jan 27, 2025 · “Presidents have the power to pardon,” said Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge and former Republican attorney general on a press conference call. “President Biden has issued pardons. ... What is causing the dramatic ice heaves on Madison's lakes? Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate criticized for attending Democratic briefing; Madison ...

Jan 15, 2025 · MADISON (WKOW) — Dane County Judge Susan Crawford and former Wisconsin Attorney General & current Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel are meeting with voters ahead of the state's Supreme Court race in April.

Nov 30, 2023 · MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel announced Nov. 30 that he is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court against incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in a 2025, casting the race as a chance for conservatives to win back a majority and serve as a check on liberals.

Jan 13, 2025 · By Scott Bauer, AP. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ad wars in the hotly contested race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court are beginning. Republican-backed candidate Brad Schimel is launching a $1.1 million television ad buy statewide on Jan. 14, marking the first spending on TV ads in the closely watched race in the presidential swing state.

Jan 6, 2025 · Speaking with right-wing radio host Vicki McKenna on her iHeart Radio podcast on Thursday, former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, who is running in the April election for a seat on the state’s highest court, complained that the Jan. 6 defendants never got “a fair shot” in court and accused Democrats of “abusing the court system ...

1 day ago · Then Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Madison, Wis., Jan. 5, 2015.