 Ziegler was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Joyce and Rex R. Kingsland, and graduated from Grand Rapids' Forest Hills Central High School in 1982.She went on to higher education, receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Psychology from Hope College in 1986, and her Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School in 1989.While in law school she was a staff editor of the Marquette Law Review, as well as a recipient of the Dean's Award.