United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin




Coordinates: 43°04′25″N 89°23′21″W / 43.0737°N 89.3891°W / 43.0737; -89.3891































United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
(W.D. Wis.)
Location
Madison

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Appeals to Seventh Circuit
Established June 30, 1870
Judges 2
Chief Judge James D. Peterson
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney Scott Blader
www.wiwd.uscourts.gov



Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse


The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (in case citations, W.D. Wis.) is a federal court in the Seventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).


The district was established on June 30, 1870.[1]


The United States Attorney for the district is Scott Blader.




Contents






  • 1 Organization of the court


  • 2 Current judges


  • 3 Former judges


  • 4 Chief judges


  • 5 Succession of seats


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Organization of the court


The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin is one of two federal judicial districts in Wisconsin.[2] Court for the Western District is held at Madison.

The district comprises the following counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Washburn and Wood.



Current judges


















































#
Title
Judge
Duty station
Born
Term of service
Appointed by
Active

Chief

Senior
11
Chief Judge

James D. Peterson

Madison
1957
2014–present
2017–present


Obama
10
District Judge

William M. Conley

Madison
1956
2010–present
2010–2017


Obama
8
Senior Judge

Barbara Brandriff Crabb

Madison
1939
1979–2010
1980–1996
2001–2010
2010–present

Carter


Former judges






































































































#
Judge
State
Born–died
Active service

Chief Judge

Senior status
Appointed by
Reason for
termination
1

James Campbell Hopkins

WI
1819–1877
1870–1877



Grant
death
2

Romanzo Bunn

WI
1829–1909
1877–1905



Hayes
retirement
3

Arthur Loomis Sanborn

WI
1850–1920
1905–1920



T. Roosevelt
death
4

Claude Zeth Luse

WI
1879–1932
1921–1932



Harding
death
5

Patrick Thomas Stone

WI
1889–1963
1933–1963



F. Roosevelt
death
6

David Rabinovitz

WI
1908–1986
1964



L. Johnson
not confirmed[3]
7

James Edward Doyle

WI
1915–1987
1965–1980
1978–1980
1980–1987

L. Johnson
death
9

John C. Shabaz

WI
1931–2012
1981–2009
1996–2001
2009–2012

Reagan
death


Chief judges


Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.


When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.



Succession of seats












See also



  • Courts of Wisconsin

  • List of United States federal courthouses in Wisconsin



References





  1. ^ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_wi.html U.S. District Courts of Wisconsin, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center


  2. ^ 28 U.S.C. § 130


  3. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.




External links






  • United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin










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