There’s an ancient saying in Texas, any piece of cowboys area, actually. All helmet and no animals. It indicates that someone is making promises he didn’t support and is a lot of speak but little action.  ,
That’s how some in Wisconsin feel about Theresa Beck. The Jefferson County prosecutor, appointed by one of the most far-left administrators in the country, is running for her first full name on the couch as” an expert criminal conservative”, according to her campaign webpage.  ,
That’s a joke, say those who know in this traditional rural state sandwiched between Madison and Milwaukee, those acquainted with Beck’s legal ideas on important issues like pregnancy. those who are familiar with the establishment she maintains. Recently, the former for Jefferson County Circuit Court-Branch 2 sought to remove an opposition from next week’s primary poll. In that endeavor, Beck was represented by one of the country’s more well-known communist law businesses.  ,
” You didn’t always believe what a prospect is saying. You must examine their record, according to Wisconsin Court of Appeals- 2nd Judicial District Judge Shelly Grogan in a new interview. Grogan, a widely respected conservative lawyer with more than 20 years of court knowledge, said check the report.  ,
” All you need to do is look at her ]judicial application ] to see that she is not the conservative that she is claiming to be”, the judge said.  ,
Fair much. Let’s take a look.  ,
‘ Settled Law ‘ Roe Proponent ,
Gov. When Tony Evers appointed Beck to the bench next July, he praised her for her “breadth of knowledge and her strong roots in the community.” The Democrat cited Beck’s past work in private practice and her 14-year career as a counsel with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office.  ,
What the communist government didn’t notice in his press release was how Beck’s hatred of the 2022 Lewis v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U. S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, appears to conform with his own history as a frantic defender of pregnancy on need. Evers has frequently claimed that restricting abortion would obliterate people from “access to care.” His nominee appears to feel the same way.  ,
In her criminal program to the government, Beck wrote that the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade after 49 years of sound legal precedent had an impact on Wisconsin’s people. The removal of Roe’s safeguards has had a negative impact on the sexual rights of our current people.
Following the decision, Wisconsin reverted to a state law that, in the majority of cases, prohibited the killing of newborn children. In later 2023, a lower court judge in Madison blocked enforcement of the 1849 laws, obscurely determining that the law doesn’t ban abortions. The problem is now before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which, as of 2023, is controlled 4-3 by liberal judges with an affection for abortion facilities.  ,
Beck, the self-proclaimed” criminal traditional” is concerned that keeping the wider limits on unborn child murder will force individuals who need “medical treatment” to request” these services outside the State” . ,
” They face potential barriers of locating a physician or clinic to perform the services, increased costs, and the inability to utilize insurance coverage”, she wrote. Medical professionals will have fewer options for patients unless there is a legal solution to this problem, or the law is revisited, which could deter Wisconsinn doctors from continuing to practice medicine.
Does Beck think there are any restrictions on abortion? If so, when? The judge did not return The Federalist’s requests for comment.  ,
Mentors and Friends
Beck’s beau ideal of a judge is the late Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson, according to her application. In Wisconsin’s judicial history, it’s difficult to imagine a more vehement leftist than Abrahamson. Just as the long-time chief justice and her fellow liberals were about to declare war on the then-new Wisconsin governor, in April 2011. Brian Bolduc of National Review aptly referred to Abrahamson as” an activist judge par excellence” in his interview with Scott Walker and his reforms to the conservative government.
Abrahamson “over the years, scored points for the Left,” citing international law as evidence to support her goals and opposing school choice. For her reliable jurisprudence, liberal activists rewarded her handsomely. The list of her campaign donors reads like the Democratic Party’s roll call: The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Services Employee International Union, Planned Parenthood, the American Federation of Teachers”, Bolduc wrote. He hadn’t seen nothing yet. Most of the glowing eulogies omitted crucial details of her lengthy legal career, such as how partisanly bitter she could be and how she longed for the position and power of chief justice. They were praised by the jurisprudence community as a whole.  ,
In her campaign for the Jefferson County bench, Beck has received numerous endorsements. The candidate at the top includes former Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Randy Koschnick, a conservative who was unceremoniously fired as state director of courts by the state Supreme Court’s liberal majority the day after they took control. Beck, meanwhile, endorsed and gave campaign contributions to former Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ, a leftist who in 2014 ran unsuccessfully against then-state Attorney General Brad Schimel, a Republican. Schimel is currently vying to become the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Happ, who left the DA’s office in 2020 to take a post in Evers ‘ Department of Justice, appears to be returning the favor. She is alleged to be the committee’s treasurer to elect Theresa Beck as judge.  ,
” Costly Political Games”
The incumbent has some competition. Jennifer Weber, a lawyer for Jefferson County, Cortney Iverson, and Andrew Iverson‘s wife, have been competing with her. Both of them have previously unsuccessfully campaigned for or applied for a bench seat. The candidates will face off in the Feb. 18 primary, with the top two finishers competing on the April 1 spring ballot.
However, this rural county circuit court race has already gotten sour just a few days in. Iverson’s opponents filed complaints with the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging the attorney’s eligibility. They claimed that Iverson won’t have the necessary five years to become a licensed attorney before the election, but she said she would if she were elected.  ,
According to the complaint documents, Iverson’s affidavit states that she will have been licensed to practice law in Wisconsin for five years on May 27, 2025, before” she assumes the judicial office on August 1, 2025,” in accordance with state law. Nuh-uh, Beck and Weber argue. Check the state constitution, which states that “any person must be an attorney licensed to practice in Wisconsin for the five years immediately prior to their election or appointment to be eligible for the office of supreme court justice or judge.”
The staff of the Wisconsin Elections Commission sided with the complainants and argued that their claims are valid. But the commission voted 4-2 to allow Iverson to remain on the ballot, with Democrat-appointed member Mark Thomsen joining WEC’s three Republicans. He said that the voters should decide who is qualified to sit on the Jefferson County bench.  ,
At a special meeting this week, he declared,” Iverson would be sworn in without a doubt.” ” I think we should promote people to get on the ballot, I think we should have elections, we should have competition, we should let the people be heard. I think she should be on the ballot” . ,
Conservatives in Jefferson County expressed disapproval of the” judicial conservative’s” challenge in a county that favor Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump by 16 percentage points over Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris.  ,
It is concerning that a judge and court commissioner attempted to stifle the democratic process and remove a qualified candidate from the ballot. Brian Norby, the chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, told Wisconsin Right Now that” Jefferson County will not be fooled by these cheap political games.”  ,
Who was Beck’s representative in the challenge may be just as troubling. It was none other than Madison-based Stafford and Rosenbaum, whose partners, Jeff Mandell and Doug Poland, run leftist lawfare practitioner Law Forward. According to charity and activist tracker InfluenceWatch, the lawsuit attack dog was established in 2020 by attorneys who have worked for Democratic interests in Wisconsin for many years. As The Federalist has reported, Law Forward bills itself as a protector of democracy, committed to “fair, transparent, and representative government, where Wisconsinites can participate in free, fair elections where their vote counts”. However, the leftist law firm’s record demonstrates its support for Democratic Party initiatives, including its leading role in a false lawsuit filed against Wisconsin’s 2020 alternative electors.  ,
Grogan, the Wisconsin appellate court judge, has endorsed Iverson in the race. She claimed that she has seen a lot of conservative pretenders running for the justice system over the past ten or so.
” What we’re seeing is these candidates from all appearances are liberal Democrats who are calling themselves ‘ judicial conservatives’, and that’s just not true”, Grogan said, adding that a judicial conservative supports the rule of law and supports the Constitution. She claimed that liberal activist judges who appear to be conservatives are deciding cases through political prisms or political lenses.  ,
” It’s a problem because the people deserve to know who they’re voting for”, Grogan said.  ,
In other words, they are curious whether a candidate is genuine or just hats and no cattle.  ,
The Federalist’s senior elections correspondent, Matt Kittle, is. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.
