Background
Ranney, Joseph Austin was born on May 19, 1952 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Austin and Elizabeth (Mackay) Ranney.
Ranney, Joseph Austin was born on May 19, 1952 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Austin and Elizabeth (Mackay) Ranney.
University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1972). Yale Law School (Juris Doctor, Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1988, Treasurer, 1985-1987, and President, 1987-1988, Legal Services of Northeastern Wisconsin.
Worked at DeWitt Ross & Stevens South Carolina (U.S.) (Madison, Wisconsin) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Wisconsin and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin.
1988, United States.
District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. 1995, United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1988, Treasurer, 1985-1987, and President, 1987-1988, Legal Services of Northeastern Wisconsin.
Recipient, Charles Dunn Award for Legal Writing.
State Bar of Wisconsin, 1993. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Wisconsin. Military: United States.
Army, 1972-1975.
Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1988, Treasurer, 1985-1987, and President, 1987-1988, Legal Services of Northeastern Wisconsin. Recipient, Charles Dunn Award for Legal Writing. State Bar of Wisconsin, 1993.
Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Wisconsin. Military: United States.
Army, 1972-1975.
Married Rebecca S. Rice, Sept.5, 1982. 1 child, Emily M.