William Albert Bablitch (March 1, 1941February 16, 2011) was a politician, jurist, and lawyer from

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. He served in the

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from 1972 to 1983, and on the

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from 1983 to 2003. Bablitch was born in

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, and graduated from Pacelli High School in 1959. He studied at the

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and received a bachelor's degree from the

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in 1963. He served in the

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for two years before earning a law degree from the

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in 1968 and a

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degree in the appellate process from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1987. Bablitch was married to

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Judge

Martha Bablitch Martha Bablitch (née Virtue; October 28, 1944 – April 4, 2007) was a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Biography Martha Jean Virtue was born on October 28, 1944 in Lawrence, Kansas to John and Maxine (née Boord) Virtue. Martha grew up ...

. They divorced in 1978. Bablitch served as Portage County district attorney from 1969 to 1972 and served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1972 to 1983 and was a

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. He was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1983 and reelected in 1993. Bablitch retired at the end of his term July 31, 2003. He was a part-time partner at the law firm of

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. He died in

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* * 1941 births 2011 deaths People from Stevens Point, Wisconsin District attorneys in Wisconsin Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court University of Wisconsin Law School alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni 20th-century American judges {{US-state-judge-stub