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James D. Peterson

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James D. Peterson
Peterson in 2014
Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Assumed office
April 26, 2017
Preceded byWilliam M. Conley
Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Assumed office
May 12, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn C. Shabaz
Personal details
Born
James Donald Peterson

(1957-08-18)August 18, 1957(age 66)
Lake Charles, Louisiana,U.S.
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison(BS,MA,PhD,JD)

James Donald Peterson(born August 18, 1957) is an American lawyer who serves as theChief United States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

Biography

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Peterson was born on August 18, 1957.[1]He received hisBachelor of Sciencedegree in 1979,Master of Artsdegree in 1984 andDoctor of Philosophyin 1986 from theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison.After graduation, he was a faculty member at theUniversity of Notre Dame,where he taught film and television history. He received hisJuris Doctorin 1998 from theUniversity of Wisconsin Law School,graduatingOrder of the Coif.He served as alaw clerkfor JudgeDavid G. Deiningerof theWisconsin Court of Appealsfrom 1998 to 1999. From 1999 to 2014, he had been a shareholder at theWisconsinlaw firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., where he was a member of the litigation and intellectual property practice groups and led the firm's intellectual property litigation working group. Additionally, he served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he taught copyright law.[2][3][4]

Federal judicial service

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On November 7, 2013, PresidentBarack Obamanominated Peterson to serve as a United States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin,to the seat vacated by JudgeJohn C. Shabaz,who assumedsenior statuson January 20, 2009.[5]On February 6, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by avoice vote,with 2 senators recorded as “no”.[6]Cloture was filed on his nomination on May 6, 2014.[7]On May 8, 2014, theUnited States Senateinvokedclotureon his nomination by a 56–40 vote.[8]Later the day, his nomination was confirmed by a 70–24 vote.[9]He received his judicial commission on May 12, 2014. He became Chief Judge on April 26, 2017.[4]

References

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  1. ^"Attorney James D Peterson – Lawyer in Milwaukee WI".Archived fromthe originalon November 6, 2018.RetrievedMarch 28,2016.
  2. ^"President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Courts".whitehouse.gov.November 7, 2013 – viaNational Archives.
  3. ^"Godfrey & Kahn S.C.: Attorneys & Professionals – Godfrey & Kahn".Archived fromthe originalon August 25, 2013.RetrievedNovember 8,2013.
  4. ^abJames D. Petersonat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
  5. ^"Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate".whitehouse.gov.November 7, 2013 – viaNational Archives.
  6. ^"Executive Business Meeting — February 6, 2014"(PDF).United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.RetrievedFebruary 6,2014.
  7. ^"Cloture filed on 4 judicial nominations (Talwani, Peterson, Rosenstengal, Rosenbaum)".Archived fromthe originalon November 21, 2016.RetrievedDecember 10,2016.
  8. ^"On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. District Judge)".United States Senate.RetrievedMay 8,2014.
  9. ^"On the Nomination (Confirmation James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. District Judge)".United States Senate.RetrievedMay 8,2014.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
2014–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
2017–present
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