Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel bring their political histories — and partisan backers —to the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Brad Schimel says he oversaw mass testing of sexual assault kits while attorney general. Susan Crawford says he took too long.

Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. Brad Schimel reached a plea bargain with a criminal defendant whose attorney made donations to Schimel’s election campaign.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court general election set to be held in April will determine ideological control of the court.