MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee County Circuit Court's chief judge has been named director of Marquette University Law School's Andrew Center for Restorative Justice. 

Marquette President Michael R. Lovell made the announcement in a press release Wednesday, Nov. 16. 

The release says Hon. Mary Triggiano, who has served as a circuit court judge in Milwaukee County since 2004, will step down from the bench and begin her new role in 2023.

“Marquette University is blessed to welcome Chief Judge Mary Triggiano as the director of the Law School’s Andrew Center for Restorative Justice,” President Michael R. Lovell said. “Mary’s commitment to trauma-informed care in the justice system and her advocacy to support victims and communities in healing from the effects of crime are impressive and transformational. She is a respected leader whose talents and personal values align precisely with the mission of the Andrew Center, continuing the Hon. Janine Geske’s work to foster restorative justice in our communities.”

The release goes on to say Triggiano was appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in February 2020 to serve as chief judge of the state's First Judicial District, which compromises Milwaukee County. Prior to joining the bench, she worked with Legal Action of Wisconsin, the state's largest nonprofit law firm, for 10 years.