Roggensack on politics of court

>> MY NAME IS EVERETT MISSILE — MITCHELL AND I AM RUNNING FOR WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT. MATT: ALL FOUR CANDIDATES ON THE SAME STAGE DURING A FORUM HOSTED BY OUR — THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE FORMER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. MATT: HOW DO YOU MAKE OF HOW POLITICAL THE RACES HAVE BECOME? JUDGE ROGGENSACK: I THINK IT IS TOO BAD. MANY THINGS HAVE BECOME POLITICAL NOW, AND INSTEAD OF WORKING TO ELECT DIFFERENT LEGISLATORS, IF THEY DO NOT LIKE THE LEGISLATURES THE TACTIC IS TO BRING IT TO THE COURT AND THAT IS NOT OUR JOB. MATT: DO YOU HAVE CONCERN IN ENDORSING THIS RACE GIVEN THE POLITICAL NATURE? JUDGE ROGGENSACK: I DO NOT THINK JENNIFER IS A PARTICULAR POLITICALLY — PARTICULARLY I POLITICAL PLAYER. MATT: HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS TO YOU? GERRON: NOBODY IS A REPORT — JUDGE ROGGENSACK: NOBODY IS A REPLACEABLE AND THE NEXT JUSTICE WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN I AM. MATT: HAVE YOU REFLECTED ON YOUR CAREER YET? JUDGE ROGGENSACK: YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL, THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN GAVE ME THIS OPPORTUNITY ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO NOW. BEFORE THAT I WAS ON THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR SEVEN YEARS. I HAVE BEEN REALLY BLESSED AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND IT HAS BEEN QUITE A TREASURE. GERRON: THAT IS A SHOW AND A REMINDER THAT ALL OF OUR INTERVIEWS COULD BE FOUND ON WISN 12/UPFRONT. MATT: THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE WILL SE

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