11:06 AM: Doyle calls treatment of Butler a 'tragedy'
Gov. Jim Doyle said in a statement this morning that it was a "tragedy" that Justice Louis Butler, who he appointed to the Supreme Court in 2004, was "trashed during the campaign."
Doyle, who is scheduled to be in North Carolina today and tomorrow campaigning for Barack Obama, also called Butler a "fine judge and good human being" in the statement.
"Justice Butler has served with distinction and honor on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and I thank him for his fairness, his sense of justice and his lifelong commitment to public service," Doyle said.
Read the statement.
Butler was scheduled to make a statement at the Milwaukee County Courthouse this morning. Check back later for more.
-- By JR Ross
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