The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (in case citations, W.D. Wis.) is a federal trial court of limited jurisdiction. The court is under the auspices of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, although patent claims and claims against the federal government under the Tucker Act are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Western District was established on June 30, 1870.U.S. District Courts of Wisconsin, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
The district's headquarters, central courthouse, and the majority of its offices are located at the Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse in Madison, Wisconsin, although the bankruptcy court may hear claims in Eau Claire. The district's chief judge is James D. Peterson. the United States attorney is Chadwick M. Elgersma.
Organization of the court
The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin is one of two federal judicial districts in Wisconsin. 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 :
Vacancies and pending nominations Seat Prior judge's duty station Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination 1 Madison James D. Peterson Senior status TBD
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
See also Courts of Wisconsin List of current United States district judges List of United States federal courthouses in Wisconsin
References
External links
United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin