William Griesbach
| William Griesbach | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
| Title: | Chief Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 5/1/2002 - Present |
| Chief: | 11/1/2012 - Present |
| Preceded by: | 114 Stat. 2762 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1954 |
| Home State: | Milwaukee, WI |
| Bachelors: | Marquette U., B.A., 1976 |
| Law School: | Marquette U. Law School, J.D., 1979 |
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William C. Griesbach is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. On November 1, 2012, Griesbach became chief judge of the court. [1]
Early life and education
William Griesbach was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and received his Bachelor's degree from Marquette University in 1976 and then his Juris Doctor degree in 1979. [2]
Professional career
Griesbach began his legal career as a law clerk for the Hon. Bruce Beilfuss of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1979 to 1980. Griesbach was selected to serve as Staff Attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1980 to 1982. Griesbach entered the private sector, practicing in Wisconsin from 1982 to 1987. In 1987, Griesbach was an Assistant District Attorney for the Brown County, Wisconsin District Attorney's Office. In 1995, Griesbach was elected to serve as a Judge on the Brown County Circuit Court in Wisconsin, until 2002. [2]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Griesbach was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2002, to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762. Griesbach was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 25, 2002, and received commission on May 1, 2002.[3]
Notable cases
The notable case section on this page needs to be reformatted.
Fox River PCB case
Judge Griesbach was the presiding judge in a lawsuit involving Wisconsin paper companies and their role in cleaning up the Fox River. Griesbach dismissed a suit which was filed by NCR and Appleton Papers, which involved other paper companies and the cities of Appleton and Green Bay, to seek contributions in helping pay down clean up costs. The judge cited that Appleton and NCR Papers were responsible for most of the contamination, however attorneys for both paper companies have filed an appeal to the Seventh Circuit[4].
Pet peeves
Judge Griesbach was a panelist on "How to Impress or Annoy a Judge" at PINNACLE’s Litigation, Dispute Resolution, and Appellate Practice Section Institute in 2011. He suggested that following local rules goes a long way toward impressing judges and mentions "kitchen-sink" complaints (where numerous claims are made when there is just one or two focal points) as an annoyance.
See here for several more tips from Griesbach: State Bar of Wisconsin "Pet peeves 101: How to impress or annoy a judge in the courtroom"
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Wisconsin 2002–Current Seat #5 |
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 • | ||
