MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A spokesman for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman says it’s his “understanding” that he will finish his term and not leave early. Gableman spokesman Nathan Conrad made the comment Thursday after Gableman announced he would not be seeking re-election next year. If Gableman resigns before the April election, that would allow Republican Gov. Scott Walker to name a replacement who could then run as the incumbent. There has not been a Supreme Court race without an incumbent since 2007. Conrad says Gableman is not running again because “he feels he has done everything on the court that he set out to do.” Gableman was lead author on opinions upholding the Act 10 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers.
