Court Type: | district |
Court Name: | United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin |
Abbreviation: | W.D. Wis. |
Seal Size: | 150 |
Map Image Width: | 150 |
Location: | Madison |
Location1: | La Crosse |
Location2: | Eau Claire |
Location3: | Superior |
Appeals To: | Seventh Circuit |
Established: | June 30, 1870 |
Judges Assigned: | 2 |
Chief: | James D. Peterson |
Us Attorney: | Timothy O'Shea (acting) |
Us Marshal: | Kim Gaffney |
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 district was established on June 30, 1870.[1]
the acting United States attorney is Timothy M. O’Shea.[2]
The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin is one of two federal judicial districts in Wisconsin.[3] Court for the Western District is held at Madison.
The district comprises the following counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Washburn and Wood.