David Prosser
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Legal background
A Chicago native, Justice Prosser was raised in Appleton, Wisconsin, and received his bachelor’s degree from DePauw University in 1965 and his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1968.
Legal career
Before joining the Court, Justice Prosser served on the Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission where he conducted hearings and issued decisions on a variety of disputes related to Wisconsin taxation. Justice Prosser was appointed to the Tax Appeals Commission following an 18-year career in the Wisconsin Legislature. Justice Prosser represented the Appleton area in the Assembly from 1979 through 1996. During his tenure, he served six years as Assembly minority leader and two years as Assembly speaker. For 14 years, he was a legislative member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Prior to his election to the Assembly, Justice Prosser served as Outagamie County district attorney. He also worked in Washington, D.C., first as an attorney/advisor in the Office of Criminal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, then as administrative assistant to Congressman Harold Froehlich, a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate impeachment inquiry.[1]
