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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.
Thu, 06/20/2024
The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, including the Bankruptcy Court and Probation Office for the Western District of Wisconsin, will be closed Friday, July 5, 2024, in addition to the federal observance of...
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.
Wed, 05/29/2024
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin is seeking a qualified Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer.
The Western District of Wisconsin has two active district judges, one full-time magistrate judge, one...
Fri, 05/17/2024
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin proudly announces its Summer Law Clerk & New Associate Day, in conjunction with the State Bar of Wisconsin, is set for the morning of July 11, 2024.
The event begins at 8:00...
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...
Mon, 05/06/2024
Anita M. Boor has been appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Magistrate Judge Boor was...
Thu, 05/02/2024
In 2022, Rule 7.1(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure was amended to require a party or intervenor in an action in which jurisdiction is based on diversity under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) to name and disclose the citizenship of every...
Wed, 02/14/2024
The U.S. District Court will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024. 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....