MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Susan Crawford began her 10-year term on the state’s highest court on Friday.

In the most expensive court race in U.S. history, Crawford defeated conservative candidate Brad Schimel in April, securing a 4-3 liberal majority on the court.

“I think this race may have been a little bit more than what we bargained for at the outset,” Crawford said during her investiture ceremony at the State Capitol. “But we did it!”

As a lawyer, Crawford represented Planned Parenthood and a group of teachers suing to overturn parts of Act 10. Crawford most recently served as a Dane County Circuit Court judge.

“The questions that come before the court still shape and project our democracy, our communities and the rights of everyone who calls Wisconsi

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