Neal Nettesheim is a former Deputy Chief Judge and Presiding Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Wisconsin Court of Appeals

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court in the state of Wisconsin, above the Wisconsin Circuit Courts but below the Wisconsin Supreme Court...

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Career

Nettesheim began practicing law in 1966 following graduation from Marquette University Law School

Marquette University Law School

Marquette University Law School is the professional school for the study of law at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and one of only two law schools in Wisconsin. With 45 full-time professors and approximately 760 J.D. students, the law school is ranked in the top tier among American...

. His judicial career began in 1975 after he was elected a Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Waukesha County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2008, the population was 380,629. Its county seat is Waukesha.-History:The part of Wisconsin that Waukesha County now occupies was a part of Michigan when Milwaukee County was organized in September 1834. On July 4, 1836, the...

 Judge. Later, he became a Wisconsin Circuit Court

Wisconsin Circuit Court

Circuit Courts are the primary trial courts in Wisconsin, United States. They hear and decide cases involving a wide variety of topics, including contracts, personal injury, family law, children in need of protection and/or services, juvenile delinquency, probate, traffic, small claims,...

Judge. He remained on the Circuit Court, eventually becoming a Presiding Judge, until his appointment to the Court of Appeals in 1984. During his tenure with the Court of Appeals, he served as a Presiding Judge twice. First, from 1990 to 1993, and second, from 2001 to 2003. He also became Deputy Chief Judge in 1998 and remained in that position until his retirement in 2007.