James Alexander, executive director of the commission, said Friday that "we can neither confirm nor deny" that the incident was under investigation. Sources also say the matter was called to the attention of the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, which investigates allegations of misconduct involving judges. ![]() Tubbs, contacted by Wisconsin Public Radio, declined to comment. One source says Tubbs came in to meet with the entire Supreme Court about this matter. The sources say Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs was notified of the incident. He did not confirm or deny any part of the reconstructed account.īradley also declined comment, telling WPR, "I have nothing to say." Justice Prosser, contacted Friday afternoon by the Center, declined comment: "I have nothing to say about it." He repeated this statement after the particulars of the story - including the allegation that there was physical contact between him and Bradley - were described. Bradley purportedly asked Prosser to leave her office, whereupon Prosser grabbed Bradley by the neck with both hands. ![]() They say an argument that occurred before the court's release of a decision upholding a bill to curtail the collective bargaining rights of public employees culminated in a physical altercation in the presence of other justices. The sources spoke on the condition that they not be named. Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck in an argument in her chambers last week, according to several knowledgeable sources.ĭetails of the incident, investigated jointly by Wisconsin Public Radio and the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, remain sketchy.
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