Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Paul B. Higginbotham, the first black to serve as a judge on the appeals court and the first black to serve on the Dane County Circuit Court bench, will receive a 2007 Excellence in Leadership program award for outstanding achievement from a nationally-known power company.
Dominion’s Strong Men and Women program tabbed Higginbotham to receive the award along with eight others, including Billy K. Cannaday Jr., the first African-American state superintendent of public instruction in Virginia; Marc H. Morial, president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League and actor and producer Blair Underwood.