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.
The U.S. District Court will be closed on Thursday, 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 a...
The electronic filing system will be offline for maintenance from 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM on Wednesday, June 5, 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...
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...
Anita M. Boor has been appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Magistrate Judge Boor was...
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...
The U.S. District Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and Office of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024, in observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved new transcript fee rates, effective October 1, 2023. On December 1, 2023, the fee for filing...