Voters to weigh in on chief justice process MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a constitutional amendment that would rework how state Supreme Court justices pick their leader. The Wisconsin Constitution states that the justice with the most seniority is the chief justice. But the court’s conservative majority has been chafing under the leadership of liberal-leaning Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson. The Republican-authored amendment now goes to a public referendum on April 7 …