WISCONSIN, OCTOBER — Ed Fallone, candidate for Wisconsin State Supreme Court, today announced the endorsement of elected officials and community leaders across Wisconsin.
“I am proud to endorse Ed Fallone for Wisconsin Supreme Court. I firmly believe that our highest court will thrive with Ed’s voice bringing fairness, equality, and diversity to the bench. Along with over two decades of educating our state’s judges, prosecutors, and trial attorneys, Ed has extensive knowledge of our constitution and I know he will uphold it in our court of law. Ed Fallone has spent a lifetime fighting for justice, and he will continue to do so as a Justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court,” said John Chisholm, Milwaukee County District Attorney.
Judge Joe Donald of the District I Court of Appeals said, “Ed Fallone will be an excellent Justice on our State Supreme Court. What impresses me most is his quality of character, his courtesy, concern and respect for others, as well as his intellect and scholarship. As a constitutional scholar he has taught hundreds of judges and attorneys. Much like Justice Abrahamson, he has been a leader in the community and has continued to use his voice to fight for judicial independence and citizens’ rights. As the first Latino Justice in the history of this state, Ed will continue the fight against the abuses of power to benefit our state for generations to come.”
“Voces de la Frontera has endorsed Ed Fallone, a Marquette University constitutional law professor, for the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the February 18th primary election. Mr. Fallone who served on the Voces de la Frontera 501(c)(4) board for five years is a strong advocate for immigrants. He knows our community and is committed to ensuring that all people are treated equally with dignity and respect. Ed hasn’t just talked the talk. He walks the walk. If elected, he would be the first Latino elected to the Court. We need Ed and his values on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.”
“I am proud to receive the support of the workers, families, and young people who are the members of Voces de la Frontera,” responded Fallone. “The focus of the Voces organization-support for public education, support for jobs that are safe and pay a living wage, and support for immigrant civil rights-are the same causes that I have fought for my entire career. Quiero dar las gracias por el apoyo de Voces de la Frontera.”
“A clear, trusted interpretation of the constitution is best applied by one with perspective and fairness. Ed Fallone has the background, experience and goal oriented drive that Wisconsin’s highest court deserves. I’m proud to endorse Ed Fallone for Supreme Court,” stated Alderman Aaron Perry, City of Waukesha District 12.
Endorsers of Ed Fallone
Elected Officials:
Mayor Tom Barrett, City of Milwaukee
District Attorney John Chisolm, City of Milwaukee
State Senator Chris Larson
State Representative David Bowen
State Representative Jonathan Brostoff
State Representative David Crowley
State Representative Evan Goyke
State Representative JoCasta Zamarripa
Former State Representative Sandy Pasch
Former State Representative Mandy Wright
Milwaukee County Supervisor Willie Johnson Jr.
Milwaukee County Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
Milwaukee County Supervisor Steve Shea
Milwaukee Alder Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson
Milwaukee Alder Jose Perez
Waukesha Alder Aaron Perry
Milwaukee Registrar of Deeds Israel Ramon
Milwaukee Election Commissioner Carmen Cabrera
Judges:
Hon. Joe Donald, Court of Appeals Judge
Hon. Carl Ashley, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
Hon. Pedro Colon, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
Hon. Jean Kies, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
Hon. Janet Protasiewicz, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
Hon. Danielle Shelton, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
Hon. Carolina Stark, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
Hon. James Gramling Jr., Former Milwaukee Municipal Court Judge
Hon. Valarie Hill, Milwaukee Municipal Court Judge
Attorneys:
Attorney Jackie Boynton
Attorney Tim Burns
Attorney Linda Clifford
Attorney Ann Jacobs
Attorney Walt Kelly
Attorney Edgar Lin
Attorney Craig Mastantuono
Attorney Vince Megna
Attorney Reyna Morales
Attorney Dean Strang
Attorney Mark Thomsen
Attorney Michelle Velasquez
Community Leaders:
Former Former University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Jesus Salas
Civil Rights Leader Ernesto Chacon
Executive Director of United Community Center Ricardo Diaz
Former President of Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Maria Monreal Cameron
Former Director Roberto Hernandez Center University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Enrique Figueroa
Former President American Federation of Teachers Local 212 Michael Rosen
Former Amalgamated Transit Union President, President Service Employees International Union Bruce Colburn
Senior Adviser Working Families Party Randy Bryce
Organizations:
Voces de la Frontera
Ed Fallone is a constitutional scholar who has devoted over 30 years of his life to the law and ensuring that the Wisconsin legal system works for all Wisconsinites. He has taught hundreds of judges and attorneys. Ed will be the first Latino to serve on our state’s highest court and will bring a legal scholar to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. His mother was a Mexican immigrant and his father was a teacher, he comes from a working class family and has two children who attended Yale University and American University School of International Service. Ed is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court to preserve the independence of the judiciary and defend our rights to equal treatment under the law and self-governance.
The primary election for the Supreme Court will be held February 18, 2020.
