Patience Roggensack
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Patience Drake Roggensack was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2003; her current term expires July 31, 2013. She is considered a conservative justice.
Legal background
Justice Roggensack received her B.A. from Drake University in 1962, and her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1980.
Legal career
Before joining the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Justice 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.[1]
Judicial Empathy
Justice Patience Roggensack has been noted for her centrist to conservative views and in 2006 harshly criticized Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson in a case in which the Chief Justice ruled in the principle of judicial empathy over facts and and a preponderance of evidence that was evident.
“Although it is easy to understand the emotional tug that Jones’s claims exert on the courts, employing consistent procedures in each case protects against arbitrary decision making in all cases.” Wisconsin Auto Title Loans v. Jones, 2006 WI 53, ¶ 112 (Roggensack, J., dissenting)[2].
2003 Election Bid
Wisconsin campaign finance records show that Roggensack spent over $303,000 of personal funds on her campaign.[3]
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