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Lori Kornblum (1982-83)

Justice Abrahamson sitting at a desk

By far the most interesting case I worked on was State v. Gilbert, 115 Wis. 2d 371, 340 N.W.2d 511 (1983), which dealt with the issue of whether a child, who was the only witness to her mother’s murder, had to testify.  The court established standards for arranging courtrooms to accommodate children.  This work on this case set me on a career of dealing with children who are victims of child abuse and neglect.  I was not involved in elections!  (1982-83) However, one of the fun things Shirley authorized was playing Dreidel in the back of chambers.  I introduced the […]

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Peter Marshall (1981-82)

Wedding picture of Peter Marshall and his wife Roberta. Peter is wearing a dark suit with a red tie. Roberta is wearing a white, long-sleeved dress and holding a single red rose. They are standing next to Justice Abrahamson, who is wearing her judicial robes.

In reading the notes from other clerks I was struck by two things.  First, Justice Abrahamson certainly had some kind of magic touch when officiating over her clerks’ nuptials.  Earlier this year Roberta and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. Second, like many of her other clerks, Justice Abrahamson taught me how to write – really write.  I had to chuckle when I read Peter Chen’s description of arriving in chambers one morning after a late night to find his latest draft rearranged and in pieces on the floor.  One of my most indelible memories of my time with Justice […]

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