Below are tables showing authorized positions for U.S. district judges, U.S. bankruptcy judges, and U.S. magistrate judges. While district and bankruptcy judgeships are authorized by congressional statute, magistrate judgeships are authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States. For more detail regarding the authorization of these judgeships, see the Legislative History and Succession Chart(s) pages for each district court (see menu at right), Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships, Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location), and Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year).
Authorized District Judgeships |
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Wisconsin
District |
Eastern
District |
Western
District |
Total
Judgeships |
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| August 9, 1846 (effective May 29, 1848) 9 Stat. 56 |
1
|
|
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1
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| June 30, 1870 16 Stat. 171 |
|
1
|
1
|
2
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| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
|
2
|
1
|
3
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| March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 |
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
|
4
|
2
|
6
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| December 21, 2000 114 Stat. 2762 |
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| Eastern District |
Western District |
Total Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| October 27, 1986 100 Stat. 3088 |
4 | 2 | 6 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Eastern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Appleton | 1 (1971–1984) | ||
| Fond du Lac | 1 (1971–1983) | ||
| Green Bay | 1 (1971–present) | ||
| Milwaukee | 1 (1975–1983) 2 (1984–1994) 3 (1995–present) |
1 (1971–1974) 0 (1975–1981) 1 (1982–1983) |
clerk-magistrate 1 (1973–1981) |
| Racine | 1 (1971–1974) | ||
| Total | 0 (1971–1974) 1 (1975–1983) 2 (1984–1994) 3 (1995–present) |
5 (1971–1974) 3 (1975–1981) 4 (1982–1983) 2 (1984) 1 (1985–present) |
0 (1971–1972) 1 (1973–1981) 0 (1982–present) |
| Western District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Ashland | 1 (1977–1991) | ||
| Eau Claire | 1 (1971) 0 (1972–1984) 1 (1985–1996) |
bankruptcy judge-magistrate 1 (1972–1984) |
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| La Crosse | 1 (1971–1973) | ||
| Madison | 1 (1975–present) | 1 (1971–1974) | clerk-magistrate 1 (1974–present) |
| Superior | 1 (1971–1976) | ||
| Tomah | 1 (1974–1984) | ||
| Wausau | 1 (1971–1984) | ||
| Total | 0 (1971–1974) 1 (1975–present) |
5 (1971) 4 (1972–1974) 3 (1975–1984) 2 (1985–1991) 1 (1992–1996) 0 (1997–present) |
0 (1971) 1 (1972–1973) 2 (1974–1984) 1 (1985–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Eastern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971–1972 | 0 | Appleton, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Racine | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1973–1974 | 0 | Appleton, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Racine | 5 | Milwaukee (clerk-magistrate) | 1 | |
| 1975–1981 | Milwaukee | 1 | Appleton, Fond du Lac, Green Bay | 3 | Milwaukee (clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1982–1983 | Milwaukee | 1 | Appleton, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | |
| 1984 | Milwaukee (2) | 2 | Appleton, Green Bay | 2 | 0 | |
| 1985–1994 | Milwaukee (2) | 2 | Green Bay | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995–present | Milwaukee (3) | 3 | Green Bay | 1 | 0 | |
| Western District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971 | 0 | Eau Claire, La Crosse, Madison, Superior, Wausau | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1972–1973 | 0 | La Crosse, Madison, Superior, Wausau | 4 | Eau Claire (bankruptcy judge-magistrate) | 1 | |
| 1974 | 0 | Madison, Superior, Tomah, Wausau | 4 | Eau Claire (bankruptcy judge-magistrate), Madison (clerk-magistrate) | 2 | |
| 1975–1976 | Madison | 1 | Superior, Tomah, Wausau | 3 | Eau Claire (bankruptcy judge-magistrate), Madison (clerk-magistrate) | 2 |
| 1977–1984 | Madison | 1 | Ashland, Tomah, Wausau | 3 | Eau Claire (bankruptcy judge-magistrate), Madison (clerk-magistrate) | 2 |
| 1985–1991 | Madison | 1 | Ashland, Eau Claire | 2 | Madison (clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1992–1996 | Madison | 1 | Eau Claire | 1 | Madison (clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1997–present | Madison | 1 | 0 | Madison (clerk-magistrate) | 1 | |