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Justice Shirley Abrahamson, the longest serving justice in Wisconsin’s judiciary, at a June 18, 2019 event in her honor at the Wisconsin State Capitol. (Photo: Andy Manis).
Dec. 21, 2020 – Shirley Abrahamson, who served on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for 43 years before her retirement last year, passed away this past weekend after battling pancreatic cancer. She was 87.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson,” said State Bar of Wisconsin Executive Director Larry J. Martin. She was a monumental figure in Wisconsin’s judiciary during her record 43 year career, including 19 years as chief justice.
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Shirley Abrahamson, longest-serving member of Wisconsin Supreme Court, dies at 87 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MADISON - Shirley Abrahamson crashed through barriers for women, but her son was only dimly aware of it as he was growing up.
Daniel Abrahamson was about 12 when his mother became the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1976. The significance didn t fully sink in at the time, he said Sunday.
“My understanding might have been stronger if she had carried it around with herself in a personal way,” he said. “Because she didn’t change at all, to me life didn’t change much at all other than we had a prime parking space on the Capitol square.