News & Announcements

Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.

Fri, 11/15/2024

The U.S. District Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services for the Western District of Wisconsin will be closed on Friday, November 29, 2024. Click...

Fri, 11/08/2024

The U.S. District Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and the office of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services will be closed for Veterans Day on Monday, November 11, 2024.

Thu, 11/07/2024

Attorneys across the country have reported receiving fake electronic filing notifications by email. These notifications may or may not contain a case number or other case-related information. Recipients are prompted to respond immediately to an...

Mon, 09/23/2024

The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved changes to the district court fee schedule effective October 1, 2024. The fee rate for original transcript requests will increase...

Thu, 06/20/2024

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Mon, 06/17/2024

The U.S. District Court will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, for Juneteenth National Independence Day. This includes the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the Office of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services. Juneteenth National Independence Day is...

Thu, 05/30/2024

The electronic filing system will be offline for maintenance from 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Fri, 05/17/2024

The chief judges of the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the Western District of Wisconsin have appointed attorneys Daniel Blinka, Lee Schuchart, and Zaki Zehawi to the Board of Directors of Federal Defenders...

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