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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

United States federal trial court of limited jurisdiction

Field	Value
court_type	district
court_name	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
abbreviation	E.D. Wis.
seal	Wisconsin-eastern.png
seal_size	150
map_image_width	150
courthouse	Federal Building
location	Milwaukee
location1	Green Bay
location2	Oshkosh
appeals_to	Seventh Circuit
established	June 30, 1870
judges_assigned	5
chief	Pamela Pepper
us_attorney	Brad Schimel (interim)
us_marshal	Anna M. Ruzinski
official_site

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (in case citations, E.D. Wis.) is a federal trial court of limited jurisdiction. The court is under the auspices of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, although patent claims and claims against the federal government under the Tucker Act are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Eastern District was established on June 30, 1870.

The district's headquarters, central courthouse, and the majority of its offices are located in Milwaukee, but the northern counties of the district are serviced by a courthouse in Green Bay. Currently, Pamela Pepper is the district's chief judge. , the interim United States attorney for the district is Brad Schimel.

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin is one of two federal judicial districts in Wisconsin. Court for the Eastern District is held at Green Bay and Milwaukee.

Green Bay Division comprises the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago.

Milwaukee Division comprises the following counties: Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kenosha, Marquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha.

Current judges

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

References

[https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/u.s.-district-courts-districts-wisconsin-legislative-history U.S. District Courts of Wisconsin, Legislative history], ''[[Federal Judicial Center]]''.
Lehr, Sarah. (November 17, 2025). "Former SCOWIS candidate Brad Schimel sworn in as top regional federal prosecutor". [[Wisconsin Public Radio]].
{{USCode. 28. 130

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