Born New York City, Sept. 10, 1927; married; 6 children. Ph.D. Marquette U. 1951; J.D. 1954; Natl. Jud. College 1970; Amer. Acad. of Jud. Educ., U. of Miami 1981; Appellate Judges Inst. of Jud. Admin., N.Y.U. 1982. Former practicing attorney. WW II vet; served in Navy. Member: Wis., Dane, Milw, and Waukesha Cos. bar assns.; Amer. Justinian Soc. of Jurists; St. Thomas More Lawyers' Soc.; Wis. Jud. Coun. (Supreme Ct. designee); Justinian Soc. of Lawyers (Wis. Chapter); Amer. Legion (past comdr.); VFW; Amvets. Former member: Ozaukee Co. Bar Assn.; Milw. Co. Bar Assn.'s Spec. Com. on Children's Ct. Survey 1963; Vol. Assn. of State Judges (exec. bd.) 1977-82; Milw. Co. Boy Scouts of Amer. (asst. dist. commr. 1962); State Admin. Com. of the Cts. 1978-81; Wis. delegate, Nat. Conf. of State Trial Judges (1979-81) and its Exec. Corn. on Jud. Educ.; Wis. Jud. Conf., App. Practice and Procedure Sect. (chp. 1984-85, secy. 1983-84, exec, corn. mbr. 1982-83); Wis. Ct. System Personnel Rev. Bd. 1984; Corn. to Draft Stand. of Courtroom Decorum 1981; Ad Hoc Corn. on Jud. Discipline 1978; Natl. Conf. of Metropolitan Cts., Jud. Study Team to Review New York Civil Cts. 1978; lecturer, Badger Boys State 1961 and 1982-84; lecturer, Wis. Supreme Ct. Jud. Confs. and Evidence Seminars 1970-79. Co-author, ABA Standards of Judicial Educ. and Training, adopted 1982. Milw. asst. city attorney 1958-63. Recipient: PLAV Wis. Civic Recognition Award 1970; Pompeii Men's Club Community Improvement Award 1971; Milw. Jaycees Good Government Award 1973; Eagles Club Italian of the Year Award 1979. Elected to the Wisconsin Assembly 1964, representing Milwaukee 18th District. Appointed Milw. Co. Ct. judge (Br. 3) 1968; elected 1969-73; served as secy. and vice chp., Milw. Co. Bd. of Judges 1970-73. Elected Milw. Co. Circuit Ct. (Br. 1), judge 1973-82; Presiding Judge, Civil Div: Milw. Co. 1980.-82. Appointed to Supreme Court 1982 to fill vacancy created by resignation of Justice John L. Coffey; elected to full term 1984. (Blue Book 1993-94)

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