UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN AND WESTERN DISTRICTS OF WISCONSIN
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IN RE: FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES W.D. ADMIN. ORDER NO. 465
OF WISCONSIN, INC. E.D. ADMIN. ORDER NO. 26-3
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JOINT ORDER APPOINTING MICHAEL STEINLE, LEAH THOMAS AND LYNN
STATHAS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FEDERAL DEFENDER
SERVICES OF WISCONSIN, INC.
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On the unanimous suggestion of the Board of Directors of Federal
Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc., the undersigned chief judges, on behalf of
their respective districts and exercising the power of the judiciary under the
Criminal Justice Act Plans of the United States District Courts for the Western
and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin, ORDER the appointment of Michael
Steinle, Leah Thomas and Lynn Stathas to the Board of Directors, effective
September 30, 2026 for an initial three-year term expiring September 30, 2029,
and with eligibility for a second and final three-year term expiring September
30, 2032.
Dated in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin this 22nd day of June,
2026.
BY THE COURT:
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HON. JAMES D. PETERSON HON. PAMELA PEPPER
Chief United States District Judge Chief United States District Judge
Western District of Wisconsin Eastern District of Wisconsin