Welcome to the Western District of Wisconsin

 

On April 25, 2022, the Western District of Wisconsin upgraded its electronic filing system to NextGen CM/ECF.  NextGen access is based on your PACER account credentials - the same login and password that you use to file in other NextGen courts. This feature is known as "Central Sign-On."

However, before you can use NextGen, you must take certain steps to upgrade your PACER account and link your PACER account to your existing ECF account. Please click here for more information, including instructions to upgrade and link your PACER account.

Court Information

Chief U.S. District Judge
James D. Peterson

U.S. District Judge
William M. Conley

U.S. District Judge
Barbara B. Crabb

U.S. Magistrate Judge
Stephen L. Crocker

Clerk of Court
Joel Turner

Location:
United States District Court
120 N. Henry St., Rm. 320
Madison, WI 53703
Phone:  608-264-5156
Fax:  608-264-5925

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ECF Help Desk:
866-241-7123 or
wiwd_ecfhelp@wiwd.uscourts.gov

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CST
 

News & Announcements

Wed, 02/15/2023
Washington's Birthday
The U.S. District Court will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2023, for Washington's Birthday. This is a legal holiday for purposes of Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and any other federal rule governing the computation of time for filing with the Court....
Mon, 02/06/2023
ECF Outage: February 24-27
The electronic filing system will be offline from 4:00 PM on Friday, February 24, until 8:00 AM on Monday, February 27, for system maintenance. While the system is offline, users will not be able to file documents, read documents, or search for cases. More...
Wed, 01/11/2023
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The U.S. District Court, including the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and Office of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2023, in observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. More »
Tue, 12/20/2022
Holiday Schedule for 2022
The U.S. District Court will be closed on Monday, December 26, 2022, and Monday, January 2, 2023. These days are legal holidays for purposes of Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and any other applicable Federal Rules governing the computation of time for filing with the court....

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Pro Bono Honor Roll

The attorneys listed below are recognized for their service in representing indigent plaintiffs in 2019-2021.  Please see the complete list of attorneys recognized for their contribution.

  • Tomislav Kuzmanovic
  • Andrew Trevino
  • Mollie Kugler
  • Skye Parr
  • Catarina Colón
  • Thomas Heneghan
  • Trevor Brown
  • JoLynn Markison
  • Mriana Al’Taqatqa
  • Anabel Cassady
  • Jacob Harris
  • Paul Cranley
  • Caitlin M. Madden
  • Vanessa Kuettel
  • Jeff Scott Olson
  • Lonnie Story
  • Lonnie Story
  • Debbie Machalow
  • Mark Hancock
  • Stephen J. Eisenberg
     
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