James Donald Peterson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Born 1957.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 6, 2014
- Senate vote
- 70 to 24
- Confirmed
- May 8, 2014
- Commissioned
- May 12, 2014
Education
- B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1979
- M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1984
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1986
- J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 1998
Career
- Assistant professor, Department of Film, Television and Theatre, University of Notre Dame, 1986-1993
- Lecturer, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1994-1995
- Law clerk, Hon. David G. Deininger, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 1998-1999
- Private practice, Madison, Wisconsin, 1999-2014
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, November 7, 2013; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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