Roggensack sworn in as supreme court justice

September 15, 2003

State Bar President George Burnett, President-elect Michelle Behnke, and other bar leaders attended Supreme Court Justice Patience Drake Roggensack's investiture at the state capitol Friday. Roggensack was elected in April to a 10-year term on the supreme court. Nearly 200 people looked on while Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson administered the oath of office. In addition to the chief justice she joins Justices Jon P. Wilcox, Ann Walsh Bradley, N. Patrick Crooks, David Prosser Jr., and Diane S. Sykes on the state's highest court.

Prior to becoming a justice, Roggensack spent seven years as a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She is the first judge in the 25-year history of the Court of Appeals to serve on the state Supreme Court. Before becoming judge, Roggensack practiced law for 16 years. She received her bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1962, and her law degree from the U.W. Law School in 1980.

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