Wisconsin Judge Orders Ex-Chief Justice to Produce Impeachment Advice Records

Former Chief Justice Patience Roggensack given 30 days to disclose records related to her advice on potential impeachment of Justice Janet Protasiewicz over redistricting lawsuit ruling.

Former Chief Justice Patience Roggensack has been ordered by a Wisconsin judge to produce records related to her involvement in a Republican-led panel that allegedly held private meetings to discuss impeachment charges against Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
The order comes after a lawsuit by liberal watchdog group American Oversight, which claimed the panel's private meetings violated the state's Open Meetings Law.
The impeachment discussions are linked to a redistricting lawsuit ruling, with Protasiewicz's decision potentially impacting the political balance in Wisconsin.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had sought advice from Roggensack and two other former justices on the potential impeachment of Protasiewicz. Vos and the other two justices have already turned over records, leaving Roggensack as the only one who has not.
Vos initially considered impeachment if Protasiewicz did not recuse herself from the redistricting case. Despite advice against impeachment from the former justices, Vos is now suggesting he may attempt to impeach Protasiewicz if she does not rule in favor of upholding the current Republican-drawn maps.