Joseph Peter Stadtmueller
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Peter Stadtmueller is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1967. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1942 · age 84
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1987
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Marquette 1964 · Marquette Law School 1967
- Succeeded
- John W. Reynolds
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Eastern District of Wisconsin succeeded John W. Reynolds | Reagan (R) | 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
| Marquette University | B.A. | 1964 |
| Marquette University Law School | J.D. | 1967 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Stadtmueller was assigned 7,236 district-court cases (1984–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 168 days across 6,659 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 325 of Stadtmueller’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 244 were affirmed, 54 reversed or vacated, and 27 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, Stadtmueller authored 110 published opinions for the court (1988–2012). Most cited: Serembus Ex Rel. UIU Health & Welfare Fund v. Mathwig (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Serembus Ex Rel. UIU Health & Welfare Fund v. Mathwig | 817 F. Supp. 1414 | 27 |
| 2009 | Forst v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. | 602 F. Supp. 2d 960 | 26 |
| 2010 | Fail-Safe, L.L.C. v. A.O. Smith Corp. | 744 F. Supp. 2d 870 | 23 |
| 2008 | Grossman v. Sawdy | 384 B.R. 199 | 23 |
| 1994 | Davids v. Coyhis | 869 F. Supp. 1401 | 21 |
| 1994 | United States v. Brock | 863 F. Supp. 851 | 18 |
| 1989 | Gillespie v. First Interstate Bank of Wisconsin Southeast | 717 F. Supp. 649 | 18 |
| 1988 | McLernon v. Source International, Inc. | 701 F. Supp. 1422 | 16 |
| 2011 | Anderson v. City of West Bend Police Department | 774 F. Supp. 2d 925 | 14 |
| 2010 | Lemmermann v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wis. | 713 F. Supp. 2d 791 | 14 |
| 2001 | Glomski v. Massanari | 172 F. Supp. 2d 1079 | 13 |
| 2010 | STATE EX REL. MIRBEAU OF GENEVA LAKE, LLC v. City of Lake Geneva | 746 F. Supp. 2d 1000 | 12 |
| 2010 | Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. v. FLSmidth-Excel LLC | 733 F. Supp. 2d 969 | 12 |
| 1998 | United States v. O'Neill | 27 F. Supp. 2d 1121 | 12 |
| 2002 | White v. Heartland High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund | 237 F. Supp. 2d 982 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 110 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 Joseph Peter Stadtmueller?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Joseph Peter Stadtmueller to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1987.
- Was Joseph Peter Stadtmueller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Peter Stadtmueller was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Peter Stadtmueller's confirmation vote?
- Joseph Peter Stadtmueller was confirmed by voice vote on May 19, 1987. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Joseph Peter Stadtmueller on?
- Joseph Peter Stadtmueller is 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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39 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).