Panel named to hear misconduct complaint against Gableman

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Just two days before the ceremony for his formal investiture, a three judge panel is named to hear a misconduct complaint against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman.

The panel includes appeals court judges Harry Snyder and Ralph Adam Fine and reserve judge Neal Nettesheim, with Snyder as the presiding judge.

The committee is to hear the Wisconsin Judicial Commission's complaint that Gableman violated an ethics rule when his campaign ran a television ad that made misleading claims about his opponent, Justice Louis Butler.

If the panel finds the complaint has merit, it will make a recommendation on Gableman's punishment to his colleagues on the Supreme Court.

Retired Justice Donald W. Steinmetz will administer the oath of office as Gableman is formally sworn in as a justice on Friday, at 3 p.m. in the Assembly Chamber.

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