James E. Shapiro

James E. Shapiro
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Judge
United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Tenure
1986-12/31/2012
Chief	09/18/1996-5/31/2000
Successor	G. Michael Halfenger
Education
Bachelor's	University of Wisconsin-Madison
J.D.	Harvard University
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James E. Shapiro was a bankruptcy court judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Judge Shapiro joined the court in 1986 and was elevated and served as chief judge from September 18, 1996 to May 31, 2000. Judge Shapiro retired from the court on December 31, 2012, and was succeeded by Judge G. Michael Halfenger.

Education

Judge Shapiro earned his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. at Harvard University.

Career

Prior to joining the bench, Judge Shapiro served active duty in the military from 1954 to 1956. When he returned from deployment, he worked for a lawyer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for about one year's time before he taking a job serving as in-house counsel at National Presto Industries. In the years immediately prior to becoming a judge, he had been practicing law at his own firm.

See also

• United States bankruptcy court

External links

• Eastern District of Wisconsin bankruptcy court
• List of judges
• James E. Shapiro Decisions

Footnotes

Wisconsin courts

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Federal courts:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin

State courts:

Wisconsin Supreme Court • Wisconsin Court of Appeals • Wisconsin Circuit Courts • Wisconsin Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Wisconsin • Wisconsin judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wisconsin