Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice defeated by voters

John Fund writes this at the WSJ's Political Diary (emphasis added):

Justice Butler, in particular, had become the fulcrum for a new majority that seemed to embrace "junk" science in the courtroom. In one of its rulings, the court held that a lead paint manufacturer could be held liable for an injury even if the injured person had not been exposed to its products. In another case, it eliminated caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. . . .

As Fund notes:

The court now flips from a 4-to-3 liberal majority on most legal issues to a majority likely to be conservative at least for the next three years -- and perhaps much longer. . . .