Chief Justice Ziegler's recent actions - including not reappointing Chief Judge Lisa Neubauer - show she's determined to lead the Wisconsin Supreme Court further into the abyss.
I'm curious how an administrative position like this can "move the court" in a "more conservative" or "more liberal" direction. They don't, as far as you've laid out, get to decide what cases an appeals court accepts, or who actually sits on the court. Ziegler may well be trying to reward her friends and punish her enemies, which is petty, but will it really change the substance of precedent and opinion generated by the courts?
I'm curious how an administrative position like this can "move the court" in a "more conservative" or "more liberal" direction. They don't, as far as you've laid out, get to decide what cases an appeals court accepts, or who actually sits on the court. Ziegler may well be trying to reward her friends and punish her enemies, which is petty, but will it really change the substance of precedent and opinion generated by the courts?