Who appointed William C. Griesbach?

President George W. Bush appointed William C. Griesbach to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 2002.

Was William C. Griesbach appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

William C. Griesbach was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was William C. Griesbach's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed William C. Griesbach 97–0 on April 25, 2002.

Eastern District of Wisconsin / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2019

William C. Griesbach

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, William C. Griesbach 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 1979. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1954 · age 72
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 97–0
Education: Marquette 1976 · Marquette Law School 1979
Succeeded by: Byron Browning Conway

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Eastern District of Wisconsin	G.W. Bush (R)	97–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 97–0 on April 25, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 96. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 97

50 D, 46 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 3

3 R

Education

Marquette University	B.A.	1976
Marquette University Law School	J.D.	1979

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Griesbach was assigned 4,649 district-court cases (1998–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 177 days across 4,290 closed cases.

Other civil matters27%

Prisoner & habeas11%

Civil rights11%

Other federal statutes11%

Labor & ERISA10%

Contract9%

Other22%

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 445 of Griesbach’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 348 were affirmed, 64 reversed or vacated, and 33 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, Griesbach authored 89 published opinions for the court (2003–2012). Most cited: Neary v. Ross-Tousey (In Re Ross-Tousey) (38 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	Neary v. Ross-Tousey (In Re Ross-Tousey)	368 B.R. 762	38
2006	Taylor v. Wausau Underwriters Insurance	423 F. Supp. 2d 882	24
2009	Bowers v. Pollard	602 F. Supp. 2d 977	22
2008	DeKeyser v. Thyssenkrupp Waupaca, Inc.	589 F. Supp. 2d 1026	14
2008	Appleton Papers Inc. v. George A. Whiting Paper Co.	572 F. Supp. 2d 1034	14
2009	Krueger International, Inc. v. Federal Insurance	647 F. Supp. 2d 1024	12
2004	DirecTV, Inc. v. Tasche	316 F. Supp. 2d 783	12
2010	DeKeyser v. Thyssenkrupp Waupaca, Inc.	747 F. Supp. 2d 1043	9
2008	Oneida Tribe of Indians v. Village of Hobart	542 F. Supp. 2d 908	9
2005	American Medical Security, Inc. v. Executive Risk Specialty Insurance	393 F. Supp. 2d 693	9
2003	Stupak v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.	287 F. Supp. 2d 968	9
2011	United States Ex Rel. Roach Concrete, Inc. v. Veteran Pacific, JV	787 F. Supp. 2d 851	8
2010	Harley Marine Services, Inc. v. Manitowoc Marine Group, LLC	759 F. Supp. 2d 1059	8
2008	Lamont v. Winnebago Industries, Inc.	569 F. Supp. 2d 806	8
2008	Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. City of Green Bay	581 F. Supp. 2d 1019	7

Showing the 15 most-cited of 89 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 William C. Griesbach?: President George W. Bush appointed William C. Griesbach to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 2002.
Was William C. Griesbach appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: William C. Griesbach was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was William C. Griesbach's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed William C. Griesbach 97–0 on April 25, 2002.
Which court is William C. Griesbach on?: William C. Griesbach is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Sources

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24 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).