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Shirley Abrahamson's Biography

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Full Name:

Shirley S. Abrahamson

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Seymour; 1 Child: Daniel

Birth Place:

New York City, NY

Phd, American Legal History, Law School, University of Wisconsin, 1962

JD, Law School, Indiana University, 1956

Bachelors, New York University, 1953

No political experience information on file.

Former Chair, Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, National Institute of Justice

Former Professor, Law School, Marquette University

Former Professor, Madison Law School, University of Wisconsin

Justice, Wisconsin State Supreme Court, 1976-2019

Chief Justice, Wisconsin State Supreme Court, 1996-2015

Appointed by Governor Patrick Lucey, Justice, Wisconsin State Supreme Court, 1976

Member, American Law Institute

Member, American Philosophical Society

Former Chair, Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts

Former Member, Coalition for Justice, American Bar Association

Former Member, Commission on the Delivery of Legal Services, Bar Association, Wisconsin

Member, Council of the American Law Institute

Board Member, Institute of Judicial Administration, Law School, New York University

Former Chair, National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, National Institute of Justice

Former President, National Conference of Chief Justices

Member, Science/Technology and Law panel, National Academy

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