U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Wisconsin · The federal court for bankruptcy cases in this district. Judges are appointed by the Seventh Circuit.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin is a United States bankruptcy court, the unit of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin that hears bankruptcy cases. Its judges are appointed by the Seventh Circuit to renewable 14-year terms, rather than nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. This page lists every bankruptcy judge to serve on the court, current and former, with when they were appointed and whom they succeeded.
Current judges
Former judges
| Judge | Years |
|---|---|
| Thomas S Utschig | 1986–2013 |
| Robert D Martin | 1978–2016 |
How a bankruptcy judge gets here. Bankruptcy judges are appointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to renewable 14-year terms, not nominated by the president or confirmed by the Senate. Each one is a judicial officer of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Open any judge to see when they were appointed and the court they serve.
Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project (bulk data). Data as of 2026-03-31 (CourtListener bulk snapshot). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).