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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    March 01, 1999

    Wisconsin Lawyer March 1999: Name that Judge

    Name that Judge

    CaneQ: What Wisconsin appellate judge referees high school varsity basketball?

    A: Hon. Thomas Cane, chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

    Judge Cane has been refereeing basketball since 1985. He travels within a 100-mile radius of Wausau officiating high school varsity boys and girls basketball games.

    "I have always liked basketball both as a participant and fan," Cane says. "I decided to quit playing competitive basketball when I went to the YMCA one noon hour and two young fellows were picking players for their team. One of them said, 'I'll take the old guy.' I looked around to see who he was talking about, and then realized he was talking about me. From then on, rather than playing basketball, I took up officiating as a hobby and enjoy it immensely."

    This column has been sponsored by the Litigation Section's Appellate Practice Subcommittee.


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