Justice Patience Drake Roggensack

Justice Patience Drake Roggensack was elected to the Supreme Court in 2003.

Born in Joliet, Ill., Justice Roggensack received her bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 1962, and her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1980.

Before joining the Supreme Court, Justice Roggensack was elected to the Court of Appeals in 1996 and re-elected in 2002. Prior to being elected to the Court of Appeals, she practiced law for 16 years.

Justice Roggensack is married and has three children.
Her current term expires July 31, 2013.