Shirley Abrahamson is sometimes compared to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In Abrahamson’s more than four decades on the Wisconsin Supreme Court she was:

• The Court’s first woman justice
• The Court’s first woman chief justice
• The longest-serving justice in the Court’s history.

By the time she retired, 6 of the 7 Wisconsin Supreme Court justices were women—the most in the nation. She inspired hundreds to become lawyers, judges, and public servants. But judicial elections were becoming increasingly partisan, shattering spending records, and Abrahamson had been ousted from the chief justice position that she had held for nearly two decades.

The film goes beyond the conventional biographical format, seamlessly blending Abrahamson’s inspirational personal story with the broader tale of the judiciary’s evolution. Linking past and present, the film will serve as a call to action as well as a powerful tribute to a woman whose influence extended far beyond the courtroom.