By: Michaela Paukner, [email protected]//June 23, 2021//
By: Michaela Paukner, [email protected]//June 23, 2021//
Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson have recommended four candidates to fill a judicial vacancy in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
The senators sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday putting forward the following four people to replace Judge William C. Griesbach, who is retiring:
Griesbach, who works in Green Bay, was appointed to the federal court in 2002 by former President George W. Bush. He moved to senior status in 2019 with the intention of continuing to serve the district while making the appointment of a full-time active judge possible.
The president will nominate a candidate, and then the Senate will have to confirm the person. The bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Committee screened and suggested candidates to Baldwin and Johnson. Follow @WLJReporter