The state Supreme Court suspends Troupis from the judicial ethics advisory board after being charged with misdemeanor assault

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily suspended attorney Jim Troupis from a committee that advises judges on ethics after he was charged with a felony for participating in the rigged election scheme.

Today’s order cited no reason for Troupis’ suspension from the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee. It was noted only that conservative Judge Rebecca Bradley did not participate.

Dem AG Josh Kaul charged Troupis, fellow attorney Kenneth Chesebro and former Trump campaign aide Michael Roman with Class H felonies last week following his investigation into the attempt. The indictment portrayed Troupis and Chesebro as driving forces behind the plan, and some Dem groups called for his removal from the advisory committee.

The then conservative majority on the court appointed Troupis will serve a second term on the council through March 7, 2026, despite reports of his involvement in the scheme to send a series of fake electors to Congress claiming Donald Trump had won Wisconsin when Joe Biden emerged victorious.

The move divided the court in 2023 when Liberals Ann Walsh Bradley, Rebecca Dallet and Jill Karofsky opposed it. But the reappointment order did not include their reasoning as to why. The court’s majority has since swung 4-3 in favor of the liberals.

The Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee consists of nine members: six from the judiciary, one court commissioner, one lawyer and one public member. Troupis was reappointed as attorney.

The commission’s website says it helps the court find “dedicated people of the highest integrity and dedication to serve on the various boards and committees to which the court makes appointments.”