Former Justice, Assembly Speaker David Prosser Passes Away

Frederica Freyberg:
And finally, tonight we remember former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser. Justice Prosser began his career as an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice and as a district attorney before turning to politics, serving nearly two decades in the state Assembly as a Republican representative, rising to speaker. He was first appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by former Governor Tommy Thompson in 1998, and re-elected in 2001 and 2011. Prosser made headlines during the days of the historic Act 10 protests in Madison, when he clashed with liberal justices on the court and in one case, a physical altercation. He retired in 2016, serving 18 years on the High Court. David Prosser passed away Sunday evening following a battle with cancer. He was 81.