The introduction of an intermediate appellate court in 1978 dramatically restructured Wisconsin's court system. Read how in this article that commemorates the Wisconsin Court of Appeals' 25th anniversary in 2003.
Vol. 76, No. 5, May
2003
Page
1: The Same or Different
Judges of the Wisconsin Court of
Appeals
| Judge |
District |
Term |
| John A. Decker |
I
|
August 1978 - July 1984 (Chief judge, 1978-83) |
| Robert C. Cannon |
I
|
August 1978 - July 1981 |
| William R. Moser |
I
|
August 1978 - July 1992 |
| Harold M. Bode |
II
|
August 1978 - July 1980 |
| Richard S. Brown |
II
|
August 1978 - Current |
| Clair H. Voss |
II
|
August 1978 - November 1983 |
| Robert W. Dean |
III
|
August 1978 - July 1986 |
| John P. Foley |
III
|
August 1978 - November 1984 |
| W. Patrick Donlin |
III
|
August 1978 - May 1981 |
| Paul C. Gartzke |
IV
|
August 1978 - July 1996 |
| Charles P. Dykman |
IV
|
August 1978 - Current |
| Martha J. Bablitch |
IV
|
August 1978 - March 1985 |
| Burton A. Scott |
II
|
August 1980 - August 1991 (Chief judge, 1983-89) |
| R. Thomas Cane |
III
|
July 1981 - Current (Chief judge, 1998 - Current) |
| Rudolph T. Randa |
I
|
August 1981 - July 1982 |
| Ted E. Wedemeyer Jr. |
I
|
August 1982 - July 1988; August 1992 - Current |
| Neal P. Nettesheim |
II
|
December 1983 - Current |
| Michael T. Sullivan |
I
|
August 1984 - July 1996 |
| Daniel L. LaRocque |
III
|
January 1985 - July 1997 |
| William F. Eich |
IV
|
May 1985 - October 2000 (Chief judge, 1989-98) |
| Robert D. Sundby |
IV
|
August 1986 - July 1996 |
| Gordon Myse |
III
|
August 1986 - July 1999 |
| Ralph Adam Fine |
I
|
August 1988 - Current |
| Daniel P. Anderson |
II
|
August 1990 - Current |
| Harry G. Snyder |
II
|
October 1991 - Current |
| Charles B. Schudson |
I
|
August 1992 - Current |
| Margaret J. Vergeront |
IV
|
August 1994 - Current |
| Patricia S. Curley |
I
|
August 1996 - Current |
| Patience D. Roggensack |
IV
|
August 1996 - July 2003 |
| David G. Deininger |
IV
|
August 1996 - Current |
| Michael W. Hoover |
III
|
August 1997 - Current
|
| Gregory A. Peterson |
III
|
August 1999 - Current
|
| Paul G. Lundsten |
IV
|
November 2000 - Current |
To Learn More
The Appellate Practice Section brings together State
Bar members who have a special interest in the field of appellate
practice and encourages the communication and exchange of ideas between
attorneys practicing in state and federal appellate courts. The section
publishes a newsletter and sponsors the Appellate Practice Workshop, in
which participants brief and argue an appellate case, with feedback from
appellate judges and experienced practitioners. Annual section dues are
free to all first-year attorneys, $20 to others (July 1 to June 30).
To learn more about the section, please contact: Mary E. Burke,
chair, P.O. Box 7857, Madison, WI 53707-7857, (608) 266-0323; Colleen D.
Ball, chair-elect, 714 Honey Creek Pkwy., Milwaukee, WI 53213-3415,
(414) 881-4888; Salud Garcia, State Bar staff liaison, (800) 728-7788,
ext. 6190, or (608) 250-6190; or visit www.wisbar.org/sections/appelprac/,
where you also will find information on how to join the section.
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