Joseph Stadtmueller
| Joseph Stadtmueller | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 6/1/1987 - Present |
| Chief: | 1995 - 2002 |
| Preceded by: | John Reynolds |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1942 |
| Home State: | Oshkosh, WI |
| Bachelors: | Marquette U., B.A., 1964 |
| Law School: | Marquette U. Law School, J.D., 1967 |
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Joseph Peter Stadtmueller is an Article III Federal Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He joined the Court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan.
Early life and education
Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Stadtmueller received a Bachelor's degree from Marquette University in 1964 and his J.D. degree in 1967.[1]
Professional career
Stadtmueller was a private practice attorney in Milwaukee from 1968 to 1969 before serving as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin until 1974 and again from 1977 to 1978. Stadtmueller was the First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin until 1975 and entered private practice briefly in Milwaukee until 1977. Stadtmueller was Deputy United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1978 to 1981 and United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin until 1987.[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Wisconsin
On the recommendation of former U.S. Senator Bob Kasten, Stadmueller was nominated to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin by President Ronald Reagan on March 3, 1987, to a seat vacated by John Reynolds. Stadtmueller was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 19, 1987, and received commission on June 1, 1987. [2]
Notable cases
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Refusual to hear criminal cases
On August 23, 2009, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentnel reported that Judge Stadtmueller is refusing to hear new criminal cases. His decision came after conflicts between Stadtmueller and the Office of the U.S. Attorney at the Eastern District of Wisconsin..[3]
The newspaper reported that the judge has not taken any new cases since July 22, 2009, while his other colleagues are taking a share of sixteen new criminal cases involving 48 defendants.[3]
Legal experts say that this move is unprecedented. Loyola-Marymount law professor Laurie Levenson called it "troubling" because it puts "...a greater burden on his fellow judges."[3]
Gun case removal
The Eastern District of Wisconsin US Attorney's office filed a emergency appeal on July 2, 2009 with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals against Judge Stadtmueller on the grounds that Stadtmueller had refused to recuse himself on a gun case. Federal prosecutors in the case believed he should have removed himself.[4]
The case concerns Rashid Salahuddin. In 2005, Salahuddin was charged by federal prosecutors with felony gun possession. Federal prosecutors believe that Stadtmueller tried to coerce prosecutors into cutting a deal in favor of Rashid Salahuddin. Prosecutors working in the U.S. Attorney's office also claimed that Stadtmueller was not being fair on the case. Stadtmueller dismissed their concerns and accused them of judge shopping[4].
In response to Stadtmueller's refusal to recuse himself, prosecutors filed a writ of mandamus in order to bypass the usual appeal process and request that the higher court immediately overrule a judge. In this case, prosecutors wanted the case moved to a different judge.[4].
Salahuddin pled guilty before federal judge Charles Clevert but then withdrew his plea. Clevert later recused himself. Salahuddin then faced a new trial before federal judge Rudolph Randa. Salahuddin was convicted in Randa's court, but Randa's ruling on a procedural matter was reversed by the Seventh Circuit. The case went back to the Eastern District of Wisconsin where Randa removed himself from the case, sending it to Stadtmueller in October 2008.[4]
On July 10, 2009, Judge Stadtmueller was ordered by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to not hear the case. In the written opinion, Judge Ken Ripple ruled that Stadtmueller had "misapprehended the limits of his authority"[5].
Guaranty Bank case
Judge Stadtmueller ruled on July 14, 2009 against a request from Guaranty Bank that it be allowed to halt payments to an insurance company because that bank thought that paying premiums each month threatened its survival.[6]
In February of 2009, Guaranty asked the Eastern District of Wisconsin to allow the bank to stop paying premiums to Evanston Insurance Company but keep the coverage on its home-equity loan portfolio intact. Guaranty also sought a return of $30 million in paid premiums since 2004 contending the company illegally sold the bank their insurance policy.[6]
In Judge Stadtmueller's denial of a preliminary injunction Tuesday, Judge Stadtmueller wrote, "Guaranty cannot have its cake and eat it too."[6]
See also
External links
- Judges Page for Eastern District of Wisconsin US Courts
- Judge J.P. Stadtmueller Federal Judicial Center Biography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge J.P. Stadtmueller Federal Judicial Center Biography
- ↑ "THOMAS" Joseph Stadtmueller USDC, EDWI confirmation: PN162-100
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "JSOnline" U.S. judge Stadtmueller not taking new criminal cases, August 23, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "JSOnline" U.S. attorney's office wants case moved from Stadtmueller's courtroom, July 5, 2009
- ↑ "JSOnline" Appeals Court backs US Attorney over Stadtmueller, July 10, 2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "JSOnline" Judge denies Guaranty Bank's request to halt insurance payments, July 15, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Reynolds |
Eastern District of Wisconsin 1987–Current Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William Griesbach • Rudolph Randa • Joseph Stadtmueller • Lynn Adelman | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Aaron Goodstein • Patricia Gorence • William Callahan • James Sickel • Nancy Joseph • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Terence Evans • Andrew Galbraith Miller • Charles Dyer • James Henry Howe • James Graham Jenkins • William Henry Seaman • Joseph Very Quarles • Ferdinand August Geiger • Francis Duffy • Kenneth Grubb • John Reynolds • Robert Tehan • Robert Warren • Myron Gordon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Rudolph Randa • Charles Clevert • Joseph Stadtmueller • Terence Evans • John Reynolds • Robert Tehan • Robert Warren • | ||
