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The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (in case citations, W.D. Wis.) is a federal court in the Seventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the
Federal Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in case citations, Fed. Cir. or C.A.F.C.) is a United States court of appeals that has special appellate jurisdiction over certain types of specialized cases in the U.S. federal court ...
). The district was established on June 30, 1870. the Acting United States Attorney is Timothy M. O’Shea.


Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin is one of two federal judicial districts in Wisconsin.28 U.S.C. § 130
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. The district comprises the following counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa,
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, Lafayette, Lincoln,
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and Wood.


Current judges

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Former judges


Chief judges


Succession of seats


See also

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Courts of Wisconsin Courts of Wisconsin include: ;State courts of Wisconsin *Wisconsin Supreme Court **Wisconsin Court of Appeals The Wisconsin Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court that reviews contested decisions of the Wisconsin circuit courts. ...
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List of current United States district judges The following is a list of all current judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total ...
* List of United States federal courthouses in Wisconsin


References


External links


United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
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