The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of the holiday.

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.

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.

Vacancy Announcement #: 25-08

Clerk of Court