'Good, kind, and humble' judge found fatally shot overnight in own driveway -- what to know

Oct 20, 2023 View Original Article
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  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    2% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    10% Positive

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"When Hogan appointed Wilkinson, he said he was confident that Wilkinson would be a strong advocate for the law and would serve Washington County admirably.Tragically, on Thursday night around 8 p.m., the judge was shot and killed on Olde Waterford Rd., where he made his home, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.More Law&Crime coverage: Repeat felon dies four days after shooting, killing retired Wisconsin judge who once sentenced him to prisonThe victim, an adult male, was located in the driveway of a residence."
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"Judge Andrew Fisher Wilkinson, who has served as an associate judge in the 4th Judicial Circuit since Jan. 10, 2020, after then-Gov. Larry Hogan (R) picked him to be the sixth judge on the Washington County Circuit Court."
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"When Hogan appointed Wilkinson, he said he was confident that Wilkinson would be a strong advocate for the law and would serve Washington County admirably.Tragically, on Thursday night around 8 p.m., the judge was shot and killed on Olde Waterford Rd., where he made his home, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.More Law&Crime coverage: Repeat felon dies four days after shooting, killing retired Wisconsin judge who once sentenced him to prisonThe victim, an adult male, was located in the driveway of a residence."
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2% Conservative

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51% : When Hogan appointed Wilkinson, he said he was confident that Wilkinson would be a strong advocate for the law and would serve Washington County "admirably."Tragically, on Thursday night around 8 p.m., the judge was shot and killed on Olde Waterford Rd., where he made his home, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.More Law&Crime coverage: Repeat felon dies four days after shooting, killing retired Wisconsin judge who once sentenced him to prison"The victim, an adult male, was located in the driveway of a residence.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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