MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Governor Tony Evers weighs in on a lawsuit challenging provisions of Act 10.
The Democratic Governor was asked Wednesday whether he thinks the Dane County judge who’s considering the case should recuse himself.
“I don’t think so. You know recusal is kind of a death knell of the judiciary. Let’s just let it play out,” Evers said.
Media reports show that Judge Jacob Frost appears to have signed the petition to recall Republican Governor Scott Walker in 2011. That recall was precipitated by anger over Act 10 and its restrictions on the ability of public employee unions to collectively bargain. Those are the very provisions which the lawsuit seeks to overturn.
Evers appointed Frost to the Dane County bench in 2020.