Susan Crawford Supreme Court Positions
Thank you for running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Wisconsin Faith and Freedom Coalition is collecting information to help inform faith-based voters about both candidates for this seat. Please consider answering the following questions. If you do, we will post your complete answers unedited on a blog on our website and link to that blog when we distribute materials or other information about the election. If you feel a question should be reworded, feel free to state that in your answer. We plan to include everything in your reply, or inform you if something is left out to limit the length of the total blog or for some other reason. Thank you for your consideration. – John Pudner, President of Wisconsin Faith and Freedom Coalition.
Late-term Abortions. In July 2022, Dane County Circuit Judge Diane Schlipper threw out Wisconsin’s abortion law and changed Wisconsin law to allow abortion up to the 22nd week. This is later than 45 of 47 European countries. With abortion commercials already running in this election, what can you say about your position on late-term abortions?
Susan Crawford’s answer will be added if and when received.
Judicial Activism. Which is closer to your judicial philosophy: judicial restraint, under which judges should not legislate from the bench and should interpret the Constitution as written, or do you view the Constitution as an evolving document, open to judicial activism in order to more aggressively shape policy?
Susan Crawford’s answer will be added if and when received.
Voter ID/Act 10. Judicial candidates have argued cases as lawyers or have taken public positions on certain issues. How should a judge handle a case that comes up in which they have previously advocated for a particular decision, such as changing Wisconsin’s Voter ID laws or expanding collective bargaining for public sector employees?
Susan Crawford’s answer will be added if and when received.
Genders. The White House recently signed executive orders stating that the U.S. only recognizes two genders and restricting federal funding for hospitals that perform certain transgender treatments on minors. Multiple hospitals have announced that they are canceling appointments for transgender treatments on minors, while the Attorney General of New York has urged hospitals to ignore the orders, claiming they conflict with state law on the grounds of discrimination. Should these executive orders be treated as the “law of the land” in Wisconsin, or do you consider them non-binding?
Susan Crawford’s answer will be added if and when received.
Illegal Immigration. Should Wisconsin localities be allowed to serve as sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants, or can they ignore federal mandates on this issue? Immigration is at the forefront of national discourse. Do you believe immigrants who have come to the U.S. illegally should be deported?
Susan Crawford’s answer will be added if and when received.
Trump Impeachment. Congressman Al Green announced he would begin the process of trying to impeach President Trump on February 5, eight days after the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed an email invite for a fundraiser at which you/Susan Crawford would speak, with the subject line: “Time-sensitive: Chance to put two more House seats in play for 2026.” Should this Supreme Court decision be viewed as a chance to either give Democrats enough seats to impeach President Trump or hold a Republican majority to enable him to enact more of his agenda? Are there any fundraising events with this or any other stated goal that a judicial candidate should not attend?
Susan Crawford’s answer will be added if and when received.
