Everett Mitchell
Non-Partisan | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Everett Mitchell
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
Supreme Court, Senate District 8, School District Primary
Race
Supreme Court
Incumbent
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EDUCATION
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ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (11)
Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC)
Lena Taylor
LaKeshia Myers
Samba Baldeh
David Bowen
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Chris Taylor (2015)
Mark Pocan (2015)
Shelia Stubbs (2016)
OTHER INFORMATION
Judge Everett Mitchell has been Dane County Circuit Court Judge for Branch 4’s Juvenile Division since 2016. He graduated from Morehouse College, Princteon Theological Seminary and received his Juris Doctorate from University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School where he “teaches courses on ‘Race, Racism, and the Law’ [and] ‘Foundational Principles of the Juvenile Justice System.”
Everett Mitchell's Campaign Website
He is endorsed by former governor Tom Doyle (D), legislature such as Senator Lena Tayler (D) and Rep. Dr. LaKeshia Myers (D) and by Black Leaders Organizing for Community (BLOC).
Relevant Statements:
- Judge Everett is pro-choice calling the Dobbs decision "both heart-wrenching and disappointing." and stating "For the first time in this country, my daughter and my wife will have fewer rights than their grandmothers had.” [posted on Twitter on June 24, 2022]
- Supports the LGBTQ community: “This Pride Month, I remain steadfast and dedicated to the path of equity and justice for all LGBTQIA people.” [Twitter post Jun 3, 2022]
- Is pro-gay marriage and married the first same-sex couple in Wisconsin according to Twitter post on June 3, 2022.
- Said "[p]reserving the integrity and independence of the court has never been more important. ... Wisconsinites deserve a justice who has the highest respect for the Wisconsin Constitution and is committed to ensuring that the Wisconsin Supreme Court is an instrument of balance and justice rather than partisan divide."
- Said “If elected, I'll decide based on the law, not on politics.”
- Finds Wisconsin needs a judge who”[h]as a record of bringing groups together to promote fairness & equality.” “Will work to make our court an instrument of balance and justice.” And "[r]eflects the diversity of our communities.”
- Regarding his opponents Justices Kelly and Dorow he said “ It’s more clear than ever to me that justice isn’t what you say, it’s what you do. Judges like Dan Kelly and Jennifer Dorow will use their predetermined conservative political beliefs to make judgments, not justice. That’s not what Wisconsinites deserve.”
Concerning: pro-choice, pro LGBTQ, pro-gay marriage, fairness and justice and equality of predominate importance.
- Everett Mitchell completed the League of Women Voters of Dane County Survey.
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QUESTIONNAIRE
VALUES
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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What types of pro bono work have you done?
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
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What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
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Why should the voters choose you?
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I voted in these primaries and general elections:
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
Justices should not interpret the federal and state constitutions as living documents, but should use a textualist and originalist approach to interpretation.
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What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
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Which current or past U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
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How should a court address the balance between public health and individual freedoms in the time of a pandemic?
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In light of the case Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a prohibition on sexual-orientation discrimination, which justice’s opinion most closely aligns with your own opinion?
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What role (if any) does a judge have in maintaining the separation of church and state?
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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When should a judge overturn past court decisions?
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How should a judge determine which rights are protected by the Constitution even though they are not specifically mentioned?
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What legal principles should a court consider when evaluating parents’ objection to their child obtaining medical procedures or drugs designed to affirm the child’s desired gender?
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What principles should guide a court’s analysis of whether your state’s constitution gives terminally ill patients a right to assisted suicide?
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Would you describe your judicial philosophy as originalist, living constitutionalist, or something else?
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