Statement of Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson on the Retirement of Justice Jon P. Wilcox

Madison, Wisconsin - March 28, 2006

Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson issued the following statement today in response to Justice Jon P. Wilcox’s decision to retire from the bench in 2007:

“After a lifetime of public service, Justice Jon Wilcox has announced that he will retire in 2007, at the end of his term. Upon his retirement, Justice Wilcox will have served the people of Wisconsin for 15 years as a Supreme Court justice, 13 years as a trial court judge on the Waushara County Circuit Court, and six years in the Wisconsin Legislature. His opinions, his achievements in the Legislature, and his hard work in leadership roles on both the Wisconsin Sentencing Commission and the Committee of Chief Judges will have a lasting effect on our legal system. I know the entire Court joins me in wishing Jon and his wife, Jane, much good health and happiness in their retirement.”

For more information contact:
Amanda Todd
Court Information Officer
(608) 264-6256

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