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Branch 1 judicial candidates lay out philosophies at League of Women Voters forum in Oshkosh
Summary
At a League of Women Voters forum in Oshkosh, candidates Lakeisha Hayes and Michael Rust described their legal backgrounds and answered questions on recusal, judicial accountability, mental-health and substance-abuse treatment options, and what constitutes an appropriate criminal sentence.
Margie Davy, president of the League of Women Voters of Winnebago County, moderated a candidates forum in Oshkosh in which Lakeisha Hayes and Michael Rust — the two contenders for Winnebago County Circuit Court Branch 1 — gave opening statements and answered public-submitted questions about judicial philosophy, recusal rules and criminal-justice approaches.
Hayes, a litigation attorney who also serves on the City of Oshkosh Common Council, said she has more than 18 years of courtroom experience, including work as a court assistant and judicial assistant, service as a public defender and later private practice. "I did that without ever being overturned," she said of her prior judicial service experience. Hayes cited volunteer work with local organizations…
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