Prosser says he's likely running again

Supreme Court Justice David Prosser said there are a few scenarios in which he won't run for re-election next year.

Dem President Obama calling him for a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court is one of them, the former GOP lawmaker joked.

"I think there's a great probability that I would be a candidate," Prosser said.

Prosser is up for re-election in 2011 after being unopposed in his last campaign eight years ago. Liberals have already started to contemplate ways to go after Prosser, who was the GOP speaker of the Assembly and a county district attorney before he was appointed to the Supreme Court.

Prosser sounded like a candidate, stressing that he again making it to various functions; judicial rules only allow him to attend political events like this weekend's GOP convention if he's a candidate. He also said he'd consider going to the Dem convention next month in Green Bay.

He also said he's prepared for any attacks that come his way and would vigorously defend himself. He also pointed out the warm reception he received today from Republicans and the extensive contacts he's made during his years in public service.

"I'm not an unknown, and I think that's beneficial," Prosser said.

He said while some have tried to peg him as a conservative member of the court, he said he's more in the middle of the court's make up and expects to have supporters from all political stripes.

"You have liberals, you have conservatives," Prosser said. "Both sides could do a lot worse than having Dave Prosser on the Supreme Court."

-- By JR Ross