James D. Peterson

James D. Peterson (born 1957) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

Biography

Peterson received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1979, Master of Arts degree in 1984 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1986 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After graduation, he was a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, where he taught film and television history. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1998 from the University of Wisconsin Law School, graduating Order of the Coif. He served as a law clerk for Judge David G. Deininger of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals from 1998 to 1999. Since 1999, he has been a shareholder at the Wisconsin law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., where he is a member of the litigation and intellectual property practice groups and leads the firm's intellectual property litigation working group. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he teaches copyright law.^[1][2]

Federal judicial service

On November 7, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Peterson to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, to the seat vacated by Judge John C. Shabaz, who took senior status on January 20, 2009.^[3] On February 6, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee.^[4] Cloture was filed on his nomination on May 6, 2014.^[5] On Thursday May 8, 2014 the Senate voted on the motion to invoke cloture by a vote of 56-40.^[6] The Senate voted 70-24 for final confirmation later the same day.^[7] He received his judicial commission on May 12, 2014.^[8]

References

External links

• James Donald Peterson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.