James D. Peterson

Cases in this dataset

148 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.

Case volume by filing year

• 20111
• 20152
• 20171
• 20182
• 20192
• 202010
• 20219
• 202230
• 202349
• 202424
• 202518

Recent cases

• Nelson, Philip v. McMahon, Steven3:25-cv-00891 · 2025-10-30
• United States v. Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard 380 Pistol, Serial No.: KJM70883:25-cv-00887 · 2025-10-29
• United States v. Rodriguez, Enrique3:25-cr-00090 · 2025-10-02
• United States v. Roach, Rodney L.3:25-cr-00083 · 2025-08-28
• Flemming, Jayvon v. Howell, Marirose3:25-cv-00636 · 2025-07-30
• Maus, Brian v. Pagel, Briane3:25-mc-00007 · 2025-07-30
• Hoeft, Richard v. Peterson, Deanna3:25-cv-00561 · 2025-07-02
• In re: William Creech3:25-mc-00003 · 2025-06-12
• Rudd, Michael v. Commissioner of Social Security3:25-cv-00402 · 2025-05-16
• United States v. Govea-Monarca, Mario3:25-cr-00042 · 2025-04-23

Career history

• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin · 2014-05-12 to End not recorded · Barack Obama

• University of Wisconsin Law School J.D. 1998
• University of Wisconsin B.S. 1979
• University of Wisconsin M.A. 1984
• University of Wisconsin Ph.D. 1986

Sources and corrections

• fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
• courtlistener-people-bulk · 2026-10-07

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