IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
IN RE: ORDER ESTABLISHING MERIT
SELECTION PANEL TO CONSIDER
APPLICATIONS FOR A UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 410
MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Under 28 U.S.C. § 631(b)(5) and the policies of the Judicial Conference of the United
States, a merit selection panel is established to consider applications for a United States
Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Wisconsin.
The panel is effective August 4, 2023, and is composed of the following lawyers and
non-lawyer community members:
Laura Przybylinski-Finn, Chair
Nathan Otis
Ann Peacock
Jessica Mederson
Matthew Splitek
Ernest Allen (non-lawyer community member)
Susan Baumann (non-lawyer community member)
The panel must review each application and may interview applicants as the panel
determines. No later than November 2, 2023, the panel must recommend to the district judges
the five applicants whom the panel considers best qualified. From among the five applicants,
the district court will select and appoint the new magistrate judge. The court has notified each
panel member in writing of the one-year restriction on a panel member’s application for a
magistrate judgeship. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol. 3, Ch. 4, § 420.30.20(d).
Entered August 2, 2023.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
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JAMES D. PETERSON
Chief District Judge
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