William C. Griesbach

William Griesbach
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 31, 2012
Preceded by Charles N. Clevert Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 1, 2002
Appointed by George W. Bush
Preceded by Seat established by 114 Stat. 2762
Personal details
Born 1954 (age 6061)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater Marquette University
Marquette University Law School

William C. Griesbach (born 1954) is Chief United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Griesbach received a B.A. from Marquette University in 1976 and a J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 1979. He was a law clerk to the Hon. Bruce F. Beilfuss, Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1979 to 1980. He was a staff attorney of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1980 to 1982, thereafter entering private practice in Wisconsin from 1982 to 1987. He was an assistant district attorney in Brown County, Wisconsin from 1987 to 1995, and a judge on the Brown County Circuit Court from 1995 to 2002.

On January 23, 2002, Griesbach was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. This was a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 25, 2002, and received his commission on May 1, 2002. He became Chief Judge on October 31, 2012.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Charles N. Clevert Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
2012–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Seat established by 114 Stat. 2762
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
2002–present