La Crosse County Judge Mark Huesmann, running for reelection, discusses treatment courts, bonding out of jail

La Crosse County Judge Mark Huesmann in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk PM discussing treatment courts, mental health, bonding out of jail and just what exactly a judge does. 

La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska). Find all the podcasts here or subscribe to La Crosse Talk PM wherever you get your podcasts.

We also talked about the drug problem in the county, the makeup of the court system and a veterans court that Huesmann helped create.

Huesmann is running for reelection for the Circuit Court Branch 3 seat he currently holds. He was appointed by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in July and took over in August for retiring Judge Todd Bjerke. 

Former appointed Branch 5 judge and La Crosse attorney Candice Tlustosch is also running for the Branch 3 seat.

UPDATE: Tlustosch joined La Crosse Talk PM a week after this interview. Listen to it here.