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Judge Sykes was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate in June 2004. She previously served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and a judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Judge Sykes practiced law with the Milwaukee law firm of Whyte & Hirschboeck, S.C., and served as law clerk to Federal Judge Terence T. Evans. Born and raised in the Milwaukee area, Judge Sykes earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University in 1980 and a law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1984. Between college and law school, Judge Sykes worked as a reporter for The Milwaukee Journal.