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Nieskes to serve on Racine Circuit Court bench
By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 14, 2011
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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