Louis J. Ceci is a Wisconsin

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 jurist and legislator.

Born in New York City

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, Ceci graduated from Marquette University

Marquette University

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 and received his law degree there also. After being in private law practice, Ceci served in the Wisconsin State Assembly

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 in 1965. Then after being appointed to the Milwaukee County court he was elected to the bench and later served as a Milwaukee County circuit court judge. In 1982, he was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court

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and was later elected to a full term retiring in 1993.