zeig-heil er Gets Slap On Wrist

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http://www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/288600

"THU., MAY 29, 2008


Craig Schreiner -- State Journal


THU., MAY 29, 2008 - 8:11 AM
Supreme Court's newest member reprimanded over conflicts of interest
DEE J. HALL
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimanded Justice Annette Ziegler on Wednesday, handing down an unprecedented discipline against one of its own members.

The discipline stems from Ziegler's acknowledgement that while serving as a circuit judge, she presided over nearly a dozen cases in which she had a conflict of interest. Ziegler was elected to a 10-year term on the court in April 2007, about a month after the conflict of interest involving West Bend Savings Bank was revealed.

While calling the misconduct "serious and significant," the high court in a 60-page opinion nonetheless opted for the most lenient discipline available. The court could have imposed a suspension or expulsion from the bench, although both the Wisconsin Judicial Commission and a three-judge Judicial Conduct Panel had recommended a reprimand. . . "

Disgusting.