Disorder in the Wisconsin Supreme Court - Justice Ann Walsh Bradley Grants Recusal
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Madison Today, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley accused fellow Justice David Prosser of a "history of abusive behavior". The behaviors were so astringent that she and the chief justice had to lock themselves in their offices while they worked afterhours -- out of fear for their safety.
In June 2011, Politiscoop reported that Supreme Court Justice David Prosser allegedly put both his hands around the throat of fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in an argument in her chambers. That infamous act rocked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to its foundation-the revelations of a workplace bully sitting on the bench of the states highest court sent shockwaves across Wisconsin.
Prossers abusive temperament and childlike behaviors have made headlines previous to the Ann Walsh Bradley choke-hold. In March 2011, we reported again about Prossers temper.
The anger of one conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice boiled over last year when he called a fellow justice a "bitch" and threatened to "destroy" her, according to a published report.
Justice David Prosser reportedly made the comments to Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson following a February 2010 debate over whether another justice should have been forced off criminal cases.
"In the context of this, I said, 'You are a total bitch,'" Prosser admitted to the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel last week....