Recommendations made for the Western District of Wisconsin

Wisconsin: Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl have recommended two attorneys and a former state Supreme Court justice to President Obama for seats on the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

Madison attorneys William Conley and David Jones, and former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler were recommended by the Senators for the seat opening when Barbara Crabb assumes senior status later this year.

Both Butler and Conley were previously recommended for another vacancy on the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.^[1]

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