louis butler

Federal judge nominee Louis Butler got tough questions Wednesday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The former State Supreme Court justice was recently appointed to replace retired federal judge John Shabaz of Madison. Butler has lost two Supreme...

President Obama is defending his nomination of former State Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler to a federal judgeship. That's after some Republicans criticized it Thursday. Menomonee Falls Congressman Jim Sensenbenner said Butler was voted off the bench in a statewide election...

The first person in 41 years to be removed from the Wisconsin Supreme Court by the voters could soon be elevated to a federal judgeship. President Obama nominated Louis Butler Wednesday to replace Judge John Shabaz of Madison, who retired earlier this year. Butler was chosen over...