Justice Moves For State Supreme Court To Reconsider Appeal Of Former Walker Aide

In an unusual move, a state Supreme Court justice is asking his colleagues to reconsider an appeal from a former aide to Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee county executive.

Kelly Rindfleisch pled guilty in 2012 to misconduct in office for campaigning for Walker from her Milwaukee County workplace. She has since appealed the conviction, claiming the evidence used to convict her was gathered during an illegal search of her email. An appeals court rejected that argument, and in March the state Supreme Court declined to hear the case.

However, now Justice Michael Gableman is asking the court to reconsider. Rindfleisch’s attorney Franklyn Gimbel said he’s both surprised and excited.

“I hope that I’ll be able to have an audience before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and that I’ll be able to persuade them to make some rules and guidelines that will protect the privacy interests of all people in Wisconsin,” said Gimbel.

Gableman has requested that the court add his motion to its agenda during a meeting Friday.

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misattributed a quote to Justice Gableman. The speaker was Franklyn Gimbel. It has been updated.