Newspaper gets scoop on judge's sister

President Barack Obama enjoyed a Wisconsin delicacy on June 20, thanks to Wisconsin native Liz Davis, sister of Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge J. Mac Davis. Obama brought his daughters, Malia and Sasha, to Davis' custard shop, the Dairy Godmother, in Alexandria, Va., the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

President Obama and his daughters place their order at the Dairy Godmother custard shop. Owner Liz Davis is the sister of Judge J. Mac Davis, Waukesha County Circuit Court. Photo credit: Daniel Schofield

Davis told the Journal Sentinel that she was informed by the Secret Service of the visit five minutes before the president's arrival. "The shop was full of customers. They clapped a little bit, everybody just looked really pleased," she said.

Davis' shop offers other Wisconsin favorites, including Milwaukee-brewed Sprecher root beer and Klement's brats. Obama stuck with the custard, ordering vanilla with hot fudge and almonds. Davis also gave the president some frozen dogs treats for the first dog, Bo.

Obama is not the first president Davis has met. As the daughter of late Wisconsin congressman Glenn Davis, she had the opportunity to meet Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford.

How did the president's visit affect business? "We got a lot of people we've never seen before, who wanted to sit in the same chair (that Obama used) and eat the same sundae," Davis told reporter Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel. "That was interesting."

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