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In 1993, after more than a century of hearing cases in Madison, the justices voted 4-3 to take their show on the road to county courthouses throughout Wisconsin. Abrahamson cast the deciding vote and proposed the name “Justice on Wheels.”

Abrahamson created or shepherded over 150 programs aimed at keeping the court system current, accessible and independent. The interpreter training and certification program was one of them. It strives to provide qualified interpreters to people who are deaf or don’t speak English so they can participate in the justice system.

Abrahamson was known for visiting all 72 counties in Wisconsin several times during her judicial career. She wanted to hear the concerns of people statewide.

In 1988 Abrahamson competed in the 11th Annual World Muskie Hunt at Lake Tomahawk. She had never fished from a boat before. Her first catch was a 36 ¼-inch legal muskie!

Abrahamson often officiated at weddings. The most unusual one occurred during the 25th Anniversary of the Great Circus Parade in Milwaukee. She married two Circus World Museum employees atop of the Temple Tableau wagon before a crowd of 700,000 people.

Abrahamson admired Charlotte (from Charlotte’s Web) for being resourceful, sensible, versatile, a true friend, and a great writer. She admired Fern for taking action to correct a great injustice. Abrahamson would often compliment her son’s achievements by exclaiming “Some Pig!”

In 1985, the Department of Public Instruction asked Abrahamson to name her favorite children’s book. She chose Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White.