MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) hosted a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 31. 

The group is endorsing Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell for the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court primaries.

This is the earliest BLOC has ever endorsed a candidate.

The founder, Angela Lang, shared the importance of starting the process early.

"Because it doesn't stop in November, we have to continue and we're starting this conversation now," said Lang.

"I'm not your judge, I'm your reflection," said Judge Mitchell. "Everything you see in me is completely possible."

Voting for the Wisconsin Supreme Court race will be on Feb. 21, 2023.