U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) announced that they have renewed their agreement establishing the bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission to provide recommendations for nominations during the 118th Congress for U.S. Attorneys and federal judicial positions. There is a vacancy for a federal judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Application materials will be made available by the State Bar of Wisconsin. The Commission will accept applications for the Eastern District judgeship vacancy from April 1 - May 1, 2023. The commission will again be comprised of six Wisconsinites who are members of the Wisconsin State Bar, three members appointed by each senator. Senator Baldwin appointed Retired Judge Charles N. Clevert, Jr., Christine Bremer Muggli of Bremer & Trollop Law Offices, S.C., and Jeffrey A. Mandell of Stafford Rosenbaum L.L.P. Senator Johnson appointed Paul Swanson of Steinhilber Swanson L.L.P., William Curran of Curran Law Office, and Richard Esenberg, Founder, President and General Counsel of the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty.

Inquiries and correspondence regarding the Federal Nominating Commission should be directed to Lisa Roys, Advocacy and Access to Justice Director, State Bar of Wisconsin at (608) 250-6128. The call for applications, instructions for application and questionnaire may be found at https://www.wisbar.org/aboutus/governmentrelations/Pages/Federal-Nominating-Commission.aspx.