Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SJR9 Compare Versions

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4	4	2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 9
5	5	February 12, 2025 - Introduced by Senators CABRAL-GUEVARA, CARPENTER, FEYEN,
6	6	MARKLEIN, NASS, QUINN, TESTIN, WANGGAARD and WIMBERGER, cosponsored
7	7	by Representatives VOS, MURPHY, KAUFERT, GUSTAFSON, TUSLER, ALLEN,
8	8	ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE, BORN, BRILL, DALLMAN, DITTRICH, DUCHOW,
9	9	FRANKLIN, GOEBEN, GREEN, GUNDRUM, HURD, B. JACOBSON, KNODL,
10	10	KREIBICH, KRUG, MELOTIK, MOSES, MURSAU, NEDWESKI, NEYLON, NOVAK,
11	11	O'CONNOR, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PENTERMAN, PETERSEN, PIWOWARCZYK,
12	12	PRONSCHINSKE, RODRIGUEZ, SHEEHAN, SINICKI, SPIROS, SUBECK,
13	13	SWEARINGEN, TITTL, TRANEL, VANDERMEER, WICHGERS, WITTKE and
14	14	ZIMMERMAN. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
15	15	Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr.
16	16	Whereas, Justice David Prosser served the people of Wisconsin in various
17	17	capacities for more than 40 years, including 18 years in the Wisconsin Legislature
18	18	and another 18 years on the Wisconsin Supreme Court; and
19	19	Whereas, during his tenure in public service, Justice David Prosser served in
20	20	all three branches of state government and took part in the writing, enforcement,
21	21	and interpretation of the laws of Wisconsin; and
22	22	Whereas, Justice David Prosser developed an interest in politics as a young
23	23	child and chose a career in public service at an early age, first serving as an
24	24	attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice and then joining the office of U.S.
25	25	Congressman Harold Froehlich, his longtime mentor, before returning to
26	26	Wisconsin; and
27	27	Whereas, upon returning to his hometown of Appleton, Justice David Prosser
28	28	was elected Outagamie County district attorney and served in that position for two
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44	44	years before he was elected in 1978 to represent his community in the Wisconsin
45	45	Assembly; and
46	46	Whereas, while serving in the legislature, Justice David Prosser was an
47	47	instrumental member of various committees, including the Joint Committee on
48	48	Finance and the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, and was known by his peers as
49	49	a gifted orator, a meticulous researcher, and a natural-born leader; and
50	50	Whereas, Justice David Prosser served nine terms in the Wisconsin Assembly
51	51	and was elected by his colleagues to serve as assembly minority leader for six years
52	52	and assembly speaker for two years; and
53	53	Whereas, following his tenure in the legislature, Justice David Prosser was
54	54	appointed to serve on the Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission, where he conducted
55	55	hearings and ruled on disputes related to state taxation; and
56	56	Whereas, in 1998, Justice David Prosser was appointed to the Wisconsin
57	57	Supreme Court by Governor Tommy Thompson, and was later elected to serve two
58	58	10-year terms in 2001 and 2011, before retiring in 2016; and
59	59	Whereas, Justice David Prosser was highly regarded by his colleagues for his
60	60	keen intellect, his thoughtful approach to drafting opinions, and his deep sense of
61	61	fairness while serving on the Wisconsin Supreme Court; and
62	62	Whereas, throughout his tenure in public service, Justice David Prosser
63	63	served as a valued member on numerous councils and commissions, including the
64	64	Wisconsin Judicial Council, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Planning and Policy
65	65	Advisory Committee, the Wisconsin Sentencing Commission, the Wisconsin
66	66	Council on Criminal Justice, and the Uniform Law Commission, of which he was a
67	67	Life Member; and
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93	93	Whereas, Justice David Prosser was a committed mentor who devoted his
94	94	time to building up the next generations of lawyers and policymakers, inspiring
95	95	them to set high standards and lofty goals; and
96	96	Whereas, Justice David Prosser, who passed away on December 1, 2024, at the
97	97	age of 81, credited the support of his loving family and endless stream of loyal
98	98	friends for his decades-long career in public service; and
99	99	Whereas, the extraordinary legacy of Justice David Prosser and his lifetime
100	100	dedication to the betterment of this state will long be remembered by the people of
101	101	Wisconsin; now, therefore, be it
102	102	Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of
103	103	the Wisconsin Legislature join in honoring the life and service of Justice David T.
104	104	Prosser Jr. and extend their condolences to his family and friends.
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