The judges and staff of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin are saddened at the passing of Magistrate Judge Patricia J. Gorence. Judge Gorence, 82, passed away on August 4, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.
As of the week of July 7, 2025, Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel attorney funds have been depleted. Panel payments will be deferred until funds become available. Attorneys should continue to file vouchers, and the Court will continue to process and approve CJA vouchers as normal during the payment deferrals so that payments can be disbursed as soon as funding is available.
The Judiciary will continue to seek every opportunity to obtain additional funding to meet this need. The Court will provide updates as soon as funding becomes available.
23-CV-986 Bhandari et al. v. Outagamie County et al.
Decision and Order Denying-In-Part and Granting-In-Part Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment
The “Preferred Procedures and General Information for Litigants Appearing Before Judge William C. Griesbach” has been revised. Judge Griesbach wishes to highlight for interested attorneys the Streamlined Summary Judgment (SSJ) procedure which may be used when a wholly or partially dispositive issue is narrow, discrete, and capable of early resolution without the need for extensive discovery, i.e., statute of limitations, statute of frauds, issues of contract interpretation, or is capable of resolution by conclusive video evidence.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of the holiday.
Vacancy Announcement #: 25-08
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in observance of the holiday.
Vacancy Announcement #: 25-07
Courtroom Deputy for U.S. District Court Chief Judge Pamela Pepper
The judiciary’s financial system will be down for a system upgrade from June 6 to July 2, 2025. During this time, we are unable to issue payments to jurors, vendors, panel attorneys and service providers, and restitution victims. We will resume issuing payments during the first week in July.
Our receipting platforms will remain open, and customers can continue to make payments online, in person, by mail and phone. We will not be able to provide case balances during system down time.
The judiciary’s payment system will be down from June 6 through July 2, which will affect CJA payment processing. Payments approved by the court before June 5 will disburse in early June. Payments approved by the court after June 5 will be held in a queue and disbursed in early July. The eVoucher program will remain open and vouchers can be submitted as usual, but please be aware of the payment delays during this time.