Justice Details ‘History Of Abusive Behavior’ At Wisconsin Supreme Court
Last edited Wed Feb 13, 2013, 10:27 PM - Edit history (1)
Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley has decided to have her say.
She’s been publicly silent since the incident on June 13, 2011, in which fellow Justice David Prosser allegedly put his hands around her neck during a heated exchange in the presence of other justices in her judicial chambers. The justices were ostensibly arguing about the court’s decision upholding Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-public employee union legislation.
But in a document filed Wednesday, in which she recused herself from the judicial misconduct case brought against Prosser as a result of the altercation, Bradley offered details about what she called “a history of abusive behavior in our workplace that has escalated from tantrums and rages, to threats, and now to physical contact.”
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“To this day, the Chief Justice and I continue to lock ourselves inside our private offices when working alone because of concerns for our physical safety due to Justice Prosser’s behavior,” Bradley wrote. “That is not a satisfactory solution. Our court needs to address and solve its workplace safety issue. If nothing is done, I wonder what will happen next in this escalating pattern of abusive behavior.”
Read Bradley’s document:
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/02/ann_walsh_bradley_prosser_case.php
Bradley received more security before Prosser incident, safety concerns remain
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/justice-bradley-sought-more-security-long-before-incident-with-justice-prosser-7o8p2n5-191072701.html
State Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley received stepped-up security from law enforcement more than two months before Justice David Prosser put his hands around her neck in a dispute over a controversial case, according to a court document issued Wednesday.
That disclosure came in a decision Bradley released recusing herself from the ethics case against Prosser over the June 2011 altercation. Bradley wrote in the filing that she and Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson to this day lock themselves in their offices when working after hours because of concerns about Prosser's behavior.
"If nothing is done, I wonder what will happen next in this escalating pattern of abusive behavior," Bradley wrote.
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"My filing is in response to (Roggensack's) recent statements," she said in an interview. "The issue of workplace safety and work environment have not gone away simply because she denies them. It's time to set the record straight."
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