After spending three years in the UW History graduate program, he went on to earn a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1972. Both of Soglin's parents were Jewish and he and his siblings were raised as secular Jews.
Following his three-year stint in the UW History graduate program, he proceeded to acquire a JD degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1972. His parents, both Jewish, and he along with his siblings were brought up as non-religious Jews.