5-1-19 roggensack re-elected as wi supreme court chief

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack has been re-elected to a third, two-year term leading the court.  The court announced her re-election by fellow justices Tuesday. The result was public, but the vote was done in secret and the breakdown was not announced.  Roggensack replaced Justice Shirley Abrahamson as chief justice in 2015 after voters approved a constitutional amendment giving justices the power to elect the chief justice. Prior to that it had automatically gone to the longest-serving member, who is Abrahamson.  Abrahamson is one of the four majority conservative justices. Abrahamson is one of three minority liberal members.  Abrahamson says in a statement that she is honored to continue serving as chief justice. She has been on the Supreme Court since 2003.