Kenosha County District Attorney has had his law license suspended, according to the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation. The office did not specify what the investigation(s) were about. Since being elected in 2024, Solis has been the center of several controversies.
Solis was the first Republican elected as the Kenosha County District Attorney in more than a century, despite having no prosecutorial experience. During his first year and a half in office, the DA's office has seen high rates of turnover, stemming from Solis's focus on illegal immigration, multiple missed deadlines, and other courtroom errors.
One of Solis's biggest blunders came when he filed an argument that relied on false citations because he used AI to do his work:
Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge David Hughes sanctioned Solis during a Feb. 6 hearing involving two men who were facing a combined 74 criminal charges, including 38 felonies. Hughes struck Solis’ written response after finding it used AI without disclosure and relied on "hallucinated," false legal citations.
AI “hallucinations” refer to made-up or incorrect information that an AI system, such as ChatGPT, presents as if accurate.
The court record states Solis admitted he did not disclose his use of AI.
The suspension of his law license called his position as DA into question, since Wisconsin state law requires a district attorney to hold a law license. With his license suspended, Solis cannot perform his duties as DA. Solis could have his license reinstated by cooperating with the investigations into his possible misconduct, but given his known history, that probably doesn't bode well for him either.
I have a feeling that in another two years, they won't even allow Solis to work in the courthouse cafeteria after he gets voted out.
