Charles N. Clevert Jr.
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1996 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles N. Clevert Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1996
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Davis and Elkins College 1969 · Georgetown Law Center 1972
- Succeeded
- Terence Thomas Evans
- Succeeded by
- Pamela Pepper
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Eastern District of Wisconsin succeeded Terence Thomas Evans | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Davis and Elkins College | B.A. | 1969 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | J.D. | 1972 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Clevert was assigned 3,150 district-court cases (1991–2016). Median time from filing to termination: 167 days across 3,150 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 170 of Clevert’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 121 were affirmed, 36 reversed or vacated, and 13 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Clevert authored 33 published opinions for the court (1997–2011). Most cited: Werth Ex Rel. Werth v. Board of Directors of the Public Schools (15 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Werth Ex Rel. Werth v. Board of Directors of the Public Schools | 472 F. Supp. 2d 1113 | 15 |
| 2010 | McMurtry v. Astrue | 749 F. Supp. 2d 875 | 11 |
| 2008 | Albert Trostel & Sons Co. v. Notz | 536 F. Supp. 2d 969 | 8 |
| 1999 | United States v. Raymond | 78 F. Supp. 2d 856 | 8 |
| 2010 | Konitzer v. Frank | 711 F. Supp. 2d 874 | 7 |
| 1997 | Straz v. Kansas Bankers Surety Co. | 986 F. Supp. 563 | 7 |
| 2011 | Edgewood Manor Apartment Homes LLC v. Rsui Indemnity Co. | 782 F. Supp. 2d 716 | 5 |
| 2006 | Bertha v. Remy International Inc. | 414 F. Supp. 2d 869 | 5 |
| 2011 | Freeman v. Astrue | 816 F. Supp. 2d 611 | 4 |
| 2010 | Fields v. Smith | 712 F. Supp. 2d 830 | 4 |
| 2008 | Buchanan-Moore v. City of Milwaukee | 576 F. Supp. 2d 944 | 4 |
| 2007 | Samaritan Health Center v. Simplicity Health Care Plan | 516 F. Supp. 2d 939 | 4 |
| 2006 | Andreshak v. Service Heat Treating, Inc. | 439 F. Supp. 2d 898 | 4 |
| 2006 | Samaritan Health Center v. Simplicity Health Care Plan | 459 F. Supp. 2d 786 | 4 |
| 2005 | Schwarz Pharma, Inc. v. Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 388 F. Supp. 2d 967 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 33 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Charles N. Clevert Jr.?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Charles N. Clevert Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1996.
- Was Charles N. Clevert Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles N. Clevert Jr. was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles N. Clevert Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Charles N. Clevert Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on July 17, 1996. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles N. Clevert Jr. on?
- Charles N. Clevert Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).