The Wisconsin state Supreme Court race has frequently been called the most important election in 2023. I do not know whether that is true, but I do know that money tends to flow to the most significant political races, and the current race for Wisconsin’s high court has shattered the record for the most expensive judicial race in American history. The fact that a state judicial election has turned into a national psychodrama is a sign that many people fundamentally misunderstand the role of our courts.