MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler was elected Wednesday by the Court’s other justices to be the state’s next chief justice.
Ziegler will take over from current Chief Justice Patience Drake Roggensack on May 1. Roggensack did not seek re-election, but she is still on the Court. Roggensack has been on the Court since 2003 and has served as chief justice since 2015.
“Being chosen to serve as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is truly the honor of a lifetime,” Ziegler said. “It’s a long way from sweeping the floors of my parent’s hardware store, but I know the lessons I learned back then formed the foundation for how I will approach this awesome responsibility. I will do all I can to ensure the Wisconsin Supreme Court operates fairly and efficiently with a fidelity to the law.”
Ziegler was elected to the Supreme Court in 2007 and re-elected in 2017.
She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and received bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Business Administration from Hope College in Holland, Michigan in 1986. She went on to earn a law degree from Marquette University in 1989.
Following her education, Ziegler worked in a private practice where she worked on civil litigation. She also worked as a pro bono special assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County in 1992 and 1996.
Ziegler ultimately went on to work as a Washington County Circuit Court judge from 1997 to 2007 until she was elected to the Court in 2007.
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