Gableman finally partially correct

Embattled judge Mike Gableman, who in November, 2007 described a 2005 decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court as "resulting in the release of the defendant into Milwaukee County," was partly vindicated in April, 2009, when Richard A. Brown was set free.

That's only 525 days (one year, five months, and eight days) after Mike Gableman claimed that he was, and also only 1,481 days (four years and 20 days) after the Supreme Court decision in question.

Close enough, I guess.

Except the decision to order Brown released from custody was made by a circuit court in Milwaukee County, not the Supreme Court.

Brown is said to reside in Milwaukee's Goldman Park neighborhood. At six-foot-four and 315 pounds, he shouldn't be too hard to spot.

During this year's Supreme Court election, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Randy Koschnick criticized Wisconsin Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson for finding unconstitutional the State's statute governing the civil commitment of dangerous sex offenders, Chapter 980.

In fact, he couldn't stop talking about it. He even lied about it.

In her opinion, the Chief Justice suggested that instead of trying to detain sex offenders beyond their initially imposed sentences, the legislature and the executive branch of government should act to impose lengthier prison time for sex offenders in the first place.

Indeed, Richard Brown is "on the street" today thanks in large part to the Koschnick-championed procedures implemented by Chapter 980.