March 15, 2011
Candidates for Wisconsin State Supreme Court will debate at Marquette Law School
Event InformationDate: Monday, March 21, 2011
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Marquette Law School, Eckstein Hall
Justice David Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg, candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, will be the next guests for “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” at Marquette University Law School, Monday, March 21, at 7 p.m. The debate will take place at Eckstein Hall, 1215 W. Michigan St.
A panel consisting of Gousha, Patrick Marley of the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, JR Ross of WisPolitics.com and Janine Geske, distinguished professor of law and former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, will question the candidates as part of the debate.
Prosser and Kloppenburg will discuss their qualifications, judicial philosophies and the important issues facing the state's highest court during a one-hour debate. Assistant Attorney General Kloppenburg has been a litigator and prosecutor at the Wisconsin Department of Justice since 1989. Justice Prosser was appointed to the Court in 1998 and elected to a 10-year term in 2001. The election will be held Tuesday, April 5.
Gousha, distinguished fellow in law and public policy and an award-winning journalist, continues his “On the Issues” series of provocative and insightful interviews with local and national public officials, journalists and other newsmakers throughout the year. A complete schedule is available
online.
Watch the event live online. “On the Issues” events are streamed live at the following
website, which also contains a catalog of past guests.
Seating is limited. Members of the public interested in attending the event should register
online.
Media interested in attending should contact Brigid Miller in the Office of Marketing and Communication at (414) 288-7445 or brigid.miller@marquette.edu.