Ethics Board Accuses Ziegler; Complaint Alleges Judge Violated Code

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Madison - The state Ethics Board filed a complaint Wednesday against Supreme Court Justice-elect Annette Ziegler, saying she improperly decided five cases as a Washington County circuit judge that involved the bank for which her husband is a director.

The complaint came just two days before the state Judicial Commission will decide whether to investigate those cases, as well as ones involving companies in which she owned more than $50,000 in stock.

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Ethics Board Accuses Ziegler; Complaint Alleges Judge Violated Code

A public hearing on the Ethics Board complaint is scheduled for May 17 at the Dane County Courthouse, with former Court of Appeals Judge David Deininger presiding.

Deininger can issue a proposed finding for the Ethics Board, which could adopt that recom...

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