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Hope College; Marquette University.
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Annette Ziegler
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She is currently a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Ziegler received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Psychology from Hope College, and a law degree from Marquette University Law School. She was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin in 1989.
Before serving in the judiciary, Ziegler worked as a federal prosecutor, an Assistant United States. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
She was also a pro bono Special Assistant District Attorney in the Milwaukee County District Attorney’ General’ s Office. In private practice, she was a civil private practice attorney for several years at the law firm of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman & DeJong, South Carolina. In 1997, Ziegler was appointed by then-Government.
Tommy Thompson to the Washington County Circuit Court. She then chose to run for election to the Supreme Court seat being vacated by retiring Justice Jon P. Wilcox.
The campaign was a contentious one.
Clifford contended Ziegler ruled in cases where she was unable to be objective. Ziegler contended Clifford had never been a judge and would be ill-prepared to do southern She also raised concerns about two of Clifford"s campaign workers misrepresenting themselves to law enforcement officials.
On April 3, 2007, Ziegler defeated Clifford in the election, 58% to Clifford"s 42%.
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Justice Ziegler voted not to require a judge to recuse himself or herself solely because the judge"s campaign committee received previous lawful political contributions from one or more involved parties.
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