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Michael Screnock is a judge for the Sauk County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. He was appointed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker in 2015 and ran unopposed for election in 2016. In 2017, he announced he would run in 2018 for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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