Charles N. Clevert Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office
October 31, 2012  March 31, 2017
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office
2009–2012
Preceded byRudolph T. Randa
Succeeded byWilliam C. Griesbach
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office
July 29, 1996  October 31, 2012
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byTerence T. Evans
Succeeded byPamela Pepper
Personal details
Born
Charles Nelson Clevert Jr.

(1947-10-11) October 11, 1947
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Education

Charles Nelson Clevert Jr. (born October 11, 1947) [1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Education and career

Born in Richmond, Virginia. Clevert received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Davis and Elkins College in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1972. He was an assistant district attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin from 1972 to 1975. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1975 to 1977, and was a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in 1977.

Clevert was a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1977 to 1995, and was the Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge from 1986 to 1995. He was also a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Law School from 1989 to 1990.

Federal judicial service

On December 7, 1995, Clevert was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin vacated by Terence T. Evans. Clevert was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 17, 1996, and received his commission on July 29, 1996. He was Chief Judge from September 1, 2009, to October 31, 2012. He took senior status on October 31, 2012. He retired from active service on March 31, 2017.

See also

References

  1. "The Honorable Charles N. Clevert, Jr". The History Makers. February 22, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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