Joseph Peter Stadtmueller (born January 28, 1942) is an American lawyer and a
United States district judge
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for the
since 1987. He was chief judge of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1995 to 2002.
Education and career
Stadtmueller was born in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Oshkosh () is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the western shore of Lake Winnebago and had a population of 66,816 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List o ...
. He received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
Marquette University
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in 1964 and a
Juris Doctor
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from
Marquette University Law School
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in 1967. He was in private practice in
Milwaukee
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from 1968 to 1969. He was an
Assistant United States Attorney
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of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1969 to 1974, and then first assistant for that district from 1974 to 1975. He returned to private practice from 1975 to 1976, but was again an Assistant United States Attorney from 1977 to 1978, then the Deputy United States Attorney from 1978 to 1981, finally becoming the
United States Attorney
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for the
Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1981 to 1987.
Federal judicial service
On March 3, 1987, Stadtmueller was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
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to a seat on the
vacated when Judge
John W. Reynolds Jr., assumed
senior status. Stadtmueller was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on May 19, 1987, and received his commission on June 1, 1987. He served as Chief Judge from 1995 to 2002.
See also
*
List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
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References
Sources
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1942 births
Living people
21st-century American judges
Assistant United States attorneys
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Marquette University alumni
Marquette University Law School alumni
United States attorneys for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan