United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

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United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
(W.D. Wis.)
Map
Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse
Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse
Appeals to Seventh Circuit
Established June 30, 1870
Judges assigned 2
Chief judge William M. Conley
Official site

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (in case citations, W.D. Wis.) sits in Madison at the Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse. It has two district judges and one full-time magistrate judge. The clerk of the court is a part-time magistrate judge. This court is part of the United States Court of Appeals for 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).

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[edit] Jurisdiction

Court is held in Madison and it serves 44 Wisconsin 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.

[edit] Current Judges

  • As of January 20, 2009, a vacancy exists in the Western District of Wisconsin resulting from Judge John C. Shabaz's decision to assume senior status and no longer hear cases.
# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
10 Chief Judge William M. Conley Madison 1956 2010–present 2010–present — Obama
— District Judge (vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a)
8 Senior District Judge Barbara Brandriff Crabb Madison 1939 1979–2010 1980–1996
2001–2010		 2010–present Carter

Stephen L. Crocker is the only magistrate judge in this district. However, the Clerk of Court, Peter Oppeneer, also serves a part-time magistrate judge.

[edit] Former judges

# Judge State Born/Died Active service Term as Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Hopkins, James CampbellJames Campbell Hopkins WI 1819–1877 1870–1877 (none) (none) Grant, Grant death
2 Bunn, RomanzoRomanzo Bunn WI 1829–1909 1877–1905 (none) (none) Hayes, Hayes retirement
3 Sanborn, Arthur LoomisArthur Loomis Sanborn WI 1850–1920 1905–1920 (none) (none) Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt death
4 Luse, Claude ZethClaude Zeth Luse WI 1879–1932 1921–1932 (none) (none) Harding, Harding death
5 Stone, Patrick ThomasPatrick Thomas Stone WI 1889–1963 1933–1963 (none) (none) Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
6 Rabinovitz, DavidDavid Rabinovitz WI 1908–1986 1964 (none) (none) Johnson, L.L. Johnson not confirmed[1]
7 Doyle, James EdwardJames Edward Doyle WI 1915–1987 1965–1980 1978–1980 1980–1987 Johnson, L.L. Johnson death
9 Shabaz, John C.John C. Shabaz WI 1931-2012 1981–2009 1996–2001 2009 Reagan retirement[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  2. ^ Shabaz assumed senior status in 2009, but no longer heard cases due to poor health.

[edit] External links

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