Annette Ziegler
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Annette K. Ziegler is currently a junior justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court; she was elected in 2007.
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Legal Education and Experience
A native of Grand Rapids, MI, Ziegler received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Psychology from Hope College, and a law degree from Marquette University in 1989. While in law school she was a staff editor of the law review, as well as a recipient of the Dean's Award.
Legal Career
She was admitted to the Wisconsin State Bar in 1989. Upon graduation from law school, Justice Ziegler was in private practice at the law firm of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman & DeJong, SC, where she engaged in civil litigation. She also served as a pro bono special assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County in 1992 and 1996. Before serving in the judiciary, Ziegler worked as a Federal Criminal Prosecutor, and an Assistant United States Attorney, in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidacy
Ziegler and fellow candidate Linda Clifford won the two berths in the primary voting in February.
The campaign was a contentious one; Clifford contended Ziegler ruled in cases where she was unable to be objective.[1] Ziegler contended Clifford had never been a judge and would be ill-prepared to do so; she also raised concerns about two of Clifford's campaign workers misrepresenting themselves to law enforcement officials.[2]
The seat in question was formerly held by Judge Jon Wilcox (who endorsed Judge Ziegler), who, in 2001, agreed to pay a $10,000 fine for campaign finance violations his campaign accrued in his 1997 Supreme Court re-election bid.[3]
On April 3, 2007, Ziegler defeated Clifford in the election, 58% to Clifford's 42%. [4]
Political Affiliation and Campaign Contributions
For a monetary breakdown of Judge Ziegler's campaign finances in 2007, see her "Follow the Money" page.
In the News: Articles
Awards, Memberships and Civic Activities
Justice Ziegler was a faculty member at the Wisconsin Judicial College and has served as faculty at other seminars. Judge Ziegler also been active in her community, volunteering her time for numerous charitable and social welfare organizations.
External Links
- Warring Ads in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
- Ethics Case Hearing Is Monday: Justice Ziegler's Conduct Under Panel's Review
- "Washington County Judge Eyes State Supreme Court"
- "Ziegler Faces Conflict Questions"
- "Judge Takes More Than Half of Votes"
- "Ziegler Campaign: Bipartisan Pair of Sheriffs Urges Voters to Elect 'Law Enforcement’s Choice' in New Ad"
- "Editorial: Ethics issues beg question of judgment"
See Also
External Links
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign State’s newest justice to be sworn in under a cloud
References
Portions of this article were taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
