Joseph Peter Stadtmueller
American judge (born 1942) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Peter Stadtmueller (born January 28, 1942) is an American lawyer and a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin since 1987. He was chief judge of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1995 to 2002.
Joseph Peter Stadtmueller | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
| In office 1995–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Terence T. Evans |
| Succeeded by | Rudolph T. Randa |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
| Assumed office June 1, 1987 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John W. Reynolds Jr. |
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
| In office 1981–1987 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Joan F. Kessler |
| Succeeded by | Patricia J. Gorence |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1942 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education | Marquette University (BA, JD) |
Stadtmueller was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University in 1964 and a Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School in 1967. He was in private practice in Milwaukee from 1968 to 1969. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1969 to 1974, and then first assistant for that district from 1974 to 1975. He returned to private practice from 1975 to 1976, but was again an Assistant United States Attorney from 1977 to 1978, then the Deputy United States Attorney from 1978 to 1981, finally becoming the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1981 to 1987.[1]
Federal judicial service
On March 3, 1987, Stadtmueller was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin vacated when Judge John W. Reynolds Jr., assumed senior status. Stadtmueller was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 1987, and received his commission on June 1, 1987. He served as Chief Judge from 1995 to 2002.[1]
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