MADISON, Wis–The Wisconsin Judicial Commission recommends a Winnebago County judge face discipline for his behavior. The commission finds there are grounds for the state Supreme Court to take action against Judge Scott Woldt.
The incidents contained in the complaint include Woldt calling himself a “sanitational engineer” and “dealing with society’s garbage” during an interview on a cable access program, berating witnesses and defendants in his courtroom, and criticizing attorneys who did not endorse him for his re-election campaigns.
Woldt was suspended seven days by the state Supreme Court in 2021 following another complaint about his conduct. Some of the incidents in the newest complaint were were detailed in 2023.
In a statement provided to Fox 11 TV, Woldt’s attorney denies the allegations and says Woldt’s behavior has always met judicial standards:
“Judge Woldt has vigorously contested these charges since they were first raised and denies any wrongdoing of any kind. He has fully and properly performed his duties as a judge and, in his statements as a private citizen, has done nothing that any private citizen would not have done in exercising his constitutional right of free speech.
He looks forward to complete exoneration consistent with the earlier determination by the bipartisan Election Commission, which rejected the similar complaints filed with it.”
