AB 478

This bill provides that a judge of any court of record in this state, including a

justice of the state supreme court, may not hold an office of public trust, other than

a judicial office, while serving in the judicial office to which the judge was appointed

or elected. Current law prohibits a judge from holding an office of public trust during

the term for which the judge or justice was elected. The Wisconsin Supreme Court,

in

Wagner v. Milwaukee County Election Commission

, 2003 WI 103, has interpreted

this provision of current law to prohibit a judge from seeking elected office for the

duration of the term, regardless of whether the judge resigns from his or her judicial

office.