Alert Top Story Judge offers scathing review of Michael Gableman's courtroom behavior, fines former justice $2,000 a day for contempt From the 2022 year in review: tragedies, triumphs and new faces series MITCHELL SCHMIDT Wisconsin State Journal Jun 16, 2022 Jun 16, 2022 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gableman AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES kAmx? 2 D42E9:?8 C63F<6 @7 |:4926= v23=6>2?’D 3692G:@C :? 4@FCE =2DE H66<[ 2 s2?6 r@F?EJ ;F586 92D @C56C65 E96 7@C>6C DE2E6 $FAC6>6 r@FCE ;FDE:46 4@?5F4E:?8 2 #6AF3=:42? C6G:6H @7 (:D4@?D:?’D a_a_ 6=64E:@? 36 7:?65 Sa[___ 2 52J F?E:= 96 4@>A=:6D H:E9 @?8@:?8 AF3=:4 C64@C5D C6BF6DED]k^AmkAms2?6 r@F?EJ r:C4F:E yF586 uC2?< #6>:?8E@? @? (65?6D52J 2=D@ 5:C64E65 v23=6>2?’D “D?66C:?8” 4@?5F4E :? #6>:?8E@?’D 4@FCEC@@> E@ E96 @77:46 E92E C68F=2E6D 2EE@C?6JD 2?5 ;F586D :? (:D4@?D:? E@ E2<6 A@DD:3=6 24E:@? 282:?DE v23=6>2?’D =:46?D6 E@ AC24E:46 =2H]k^Am kAm“%96 4:C4FD v23=6>2? 4C62E65 :? 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