Appellate litigator Anthony Lococo announced his candidacy in a June press release, touting his past experience and commitment to Constitutional values. Lococo is a Waukesha County native who graduated from Harvard Law School.
Lococo has worked for the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and the Institute for Reforming Government, and now runs a law firm devoted to Appellate Law.
Explaining what motivated him to run, Lococo said that he wants to combat government largesse and be a voice for law and order. “I’m ready to help reform our judiciary from behind the bench. That means continuing to fight—aggressively—for families and small businesses by keeping dangerous criminals off the streets, combating the woke agenda, and protecting hardworking Wisconsinites from the out-of-control bureaucracy that tries to micromanage our daily lives.” He said in a press release.
Lococo has already been endorsed by key figures in the Wisconsin judiciary, including Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Anette Ziegler and Justice Rebecca Bradley. He has also received a number of other endorsements from lower court judges, state legislators, and law enforcement. (RELATED: Wisconsin GOP Reps Aim to Curb School Boards’ Tax Authority)
The fight for control of Wisconsin’s judiciary has continued to escalate and draw national attention in the aftermath of April’s Supreme Court election. The race shattered previous fundraising records by almost double after both candidates and their respective Political Action Committees raised over $100 million.
Lococo’s opponent will be incumbent judge Lisa Neubauer, a liberal-backed judge who narrowly lost a Wisconsin Supreme Court race against Brian Hagedorn in 2019. Neubauer was unexpectedly relieved of her duties as Chief Judge of Wisconsin’s Court of Appeals in 2021 by Chief Justice Ziegler. (RELATED: Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Legislative Oversight Of DOJ Civil Settlements)
