Patience Roggensack

Patience Drake Roggensack
Current Court Information:
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Title:	Justice
Service:
Active:	2003-2023
Past position:	Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Past term:	1996-2003
Past position:	Judge
Personal History
Born:	7/7/1940
Home State:	Illinois
Party:	Republican
Bachelors:	Drake University, 1962
Law School:	University of Wisconsin, 1980
Candidate 2013:
Candidate for:	Wisconsin Supreme Court
State:	Wisconsin
Election information 2013:
Incumbent:	Yes
Primary date:	2/19/2013
Primary vote:	63.9%A
Election date:	4/2/2013
Election vote:	57.48%A

Patience Drake Roggensack is a justice for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She was elected to the court in 2003 and was re-elected in 2013. Her current term expires in 2023.

Education

Roggensack received her B.A. in Zoology from Drake University in 1962, and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1980.

Career

Before joining the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Roggensack was elected to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in 1996 and re-elected in 2002. Prior to serving on the Court of Appeals, Roggensack practiced law for 16 years.

Awards and Associations

• Member, American Judicature Society
• Fellow, American Bar Association
• Board member, YMCA
• Board member, YWCA
• Board member, Olbrich Botanical Society
• Board member, Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth
• Board member, Friends of the Arboretum
• Board member, A Fund for Women
• Past president, Western District, Wisconsin Bar Association
• Past member, Bench-Bar Committee, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Past president, International Women's Forum

Elections

2013

Roggensack ran successfully for re-election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating Marquette Professor Ed Fallone in the April 2 general election with 57.48% of the vote. In the February 19th primary, she received 63.9% of the vote.

See also: Wisconsin judicial elections, 2013

2003

Roggensack defeated Ed Brunner, winning 51.13% of the vote.

Judicial philosophy

“

Judicial philosophy is important. It is important for the people to know how the judge views the job of judging. If you interpret [a] statute by trying to figure out what the legislature was trying to do, I believe you are operating consistent with our constitution, which gives separate functions to each branch. I don't like everything the legislature puts out… but that's not my job to decide if it's wise public policy. I don't like every decision I read. I don't even like every decision I write, but unless it's unconstitutional, I don't get to change the law. - Justice Patience Roggensack

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See also

• News: Lemon lawyer Vince Megna and Marquette University professor Ed Fallon announce candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court, December 13, 2012
• News: Justice Roggensack recuses herself from Prosser ethics case, May 3, 2012

External links

• Associated Press, "State Supreme Court: Pat Roggensack easily advances to general election", February 20, 2013
• The Tomah Journal, "Wisconsin Justice Roggensack emphasizes experience in campaign", February 14, 2013
• WTAQ, "Justice Roggensack put on defensive about concerns raised by fellow Justice Bradley", February 14, 2013
• Associated Press, "Challengers push for Wis. Supreme Court personality change", February 8, 2013
• Wisconsin Court System, Justice Patience Drake Roggensack
• Project Vote Smart, Justice Patience Drake Roggensack (WI)
• Duluth News Tribune, "Wisconsin court says teacher e-mails are private", July 16, 2010 (dissent)

References