Judge William C. Griesbach graduated from Marquette University in 1976 and from Marquette University Law School in 1979. Following his graduation from law school, he was a law clerk to the Hon. Bruce F. Beilfuss, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the 1979-1980 term. He then served as a staff attorney to the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago, IL from 1980-1982. In August of 1982, he joined the Green Bay law firm of Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak and Jerry, S.C., and worked in private practice, primarily in the area of civil litigation, until 1987, at which time he took a position as an Assistant District Attorney for Brown County. He held that position from 1987 until 1995, at which time he was appointed to the bench by Governor Tommy Thompson. He was elected to his first full term in March of 1996 and re-elected to his second term in April of 2002. On May 1, 2002, Judge Griesbach was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the first United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin assigned to sit in Green Bay. Judge Griesbach has served on the U.S. Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Magistrate Judges System from 2010 through 2016, and was Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from November 1, 2012 through October 31, 2019. Judge Griesbach took Senior Status effective December 31, 2019, and currently maintains a full case load.
