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Nieskes to serve on Racine Circuit Court bench

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 14, 2011//

Nieskes to serve on Racine Circuit Court bench

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 14, 2011//

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Gov. Scott Walker has appointed Michael Nieskes to serve as judge for the Circuit Court of Racine County.

Nieskes, who has 30 years of experience in law, served as a prosecutor in several Illinois counties before becoming the Deputy District Attorney of Racine County. In 2004, he became the Racine County District Attorney.

Nieskes earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a doctorate from the DePaul University School of Law. Nieskes was also involved in the initiation of a number of programs in the Racine justice system, including a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Court, a mental health diversion track for misdemeanor offenders and a substance abuse treatment programming in jail, according to a news release from the governor’s office.

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