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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Wisconsin: Chief Judges
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Number of chief judges: 9 Tehan, Robert Emmet (1954-1971)
Reynolds, John W. (1971-1986)
Warren, Robert Willis (1986-1991)
Evans, Terence Thomas (1991-1995)
Stadtmueller, Joseph Peter (1995-2002)
Randa, Rudolph Thomas (2002-2009)
Clevert, Charles N., Jr. (2009-2012)
Griesbach, William C. (2012-2019)
Pepper, Pamela (2019-present)
Western District of Wisconsin
Number of chief judges: 5 Doyle, James Edward (1978-1980)
Crabb, Barbara Brandriff (1980-1996), (2001-2010)
Shabaz, John C. (1996-2001)
Conley, William Martin (2010-2017)
Peterson, James Donald (2017-present)