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General Orders
| Filed Date | General Order | Description | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/21 | General Order 25-6 Entered on 9/08/2025 Updating original order - Procedures for the Filing, Service and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents (General Order 21-4) | SEE General Order 25-6 for most current HSD procedures. General Order 21-4 regarding procedures for the filing, service and management of highly sensitive documents |   | |
| 02/03/21 | Appointing Mark A Cameli, Lanny Glinberg and Pajarita Charles to Federal Defender Board (General Order 21-3) | General Order 21-3 appointing Mark A. Cameli, Lanny Glinberg and Pajarita Charles to the Board of Directors of Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc. |   | |
| 01/12/21 | Memorandum of Understanding re Milwaukee County Admitting Service | See updated MOU entered on 1/30/2025. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Milwaukee County regarding admitting service on behalf of defendants and respondents in pro se litigation. |   | |
| 12/18/20 | COVID-19 Extending Authority Under the CARES Act for Conducting Certain Criminal Hearings Remotely (General Order 20-22) | General Order 20-22 extending authority under the CARES Act for conducting certain criminal hearings by video teleconference or telephone conferencing. |   | |
| 12/10/20 | Reappointing Honorable G Michael Halfenger to the Position of Chief Bankruptcy Judge (General Order 20-20) | General Order 20-20 reappointing Honorable G. Michael Halfenger to the position of chief bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin |   | |
| 09/22/20 | COVID-19 Extending Authority Under the CARES Act for Conducting Certain Criminal Hearings Remotely (General Order 20-19) | General Order 20-19 extending authority under the CARES Act for conducting certain criminal hearings by video teleconference or telephone conferencing. |   | |
| 08/14/20 | Reappointing Magistrate Judge James R. Sickel (General Order 20-21) | General Order 20-21 reappointing part-time Magistrate Judge James R. Sickel |   | |
| 07/01/20 | COVID-19 Virus Updated General Order Re-opening Courthouse and Modifying Previous Orders (General Order 20-18) | General Order 20-18 Re-opening the courthouse to the public and updating previous orders by allowing some portions to lapse, modifying some portions, and extending other portions. |   | |
| 06/24/20 | COVID-19 Extending Authority for Video Hearings (General Order 20-17) | General Order 20-17 extending authority for conducting certain criminal hearings by video teleconferencing or telephone conferencing. |   | |
| 06/24/20 | COVID-19 Virus Re Grand Jury Sequestration (General Order 20-16) | General Order 20-16 Sequestering the grand jury until further order of the court. |   | 
