MADISON -- Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has announced he will retire from the state's high court on July 31st, after serving nearly 18 years on the court and four decades in public service.
“It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of Wisconsin in various capacities for more than 40 years. During this time, I have had the exceptional privilege of working in all three branches of state government, including 18 years as a representative in the state Assembly and 18 years as a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court,” Prosser wrote in a letter delivered to Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday, April 27th.
Gov. Scott Walker released the following statement on Prosser's retirement:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Drake Roggensack said this in a statement:
Prosser was first appointed to the Supreme Court by former Gov. Tommy G. Thompson in 1998 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Justice Janine Geske.
He was elected to a 10-year term in 2001 and re-elected in 2011.
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