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Judge Paul B. Higginbotham

Judge Paul B. Higginbotham

Court of Appeals–District IV: 2003–2017
Presiding Judge: 2007–2009

Career history

Appellate Judge, District IV Court of Appeals (2003-2017); Circuit Court Judge (1994-2003); City of Madison Municipal Judge (1992-93); Acting Executive Director, Madison Equal Opportunities Commission (1993-94); Dane County Minority Affairs Coordinator (1988-92); Attorney, Reynolds, Gruber, Herrick, Flesch & Kasdorf and Borns, Macauley & Jacobson (1986-88); Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc. (1985-86); Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School (1995, 1999)

Law-related activities

Wisconsin State Bar: Individual Rights & Responsibilities Section-Board Member; Wisconsin State Bar: Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc.-Member; Dane County Circuit Court Victim Impact Panel Committee-Chair; Wisconsin Department of Corrections Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offenders-Management Team

Birth date/place

October 14, 1954; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A. (1981), J.D. (1985)

Interests

Gardening, reading, music, theater, photography, traveling

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