Charles N. Clevert Jr.

Charles N. Clevert, Jr
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Assumed office
October 31, 2012
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office
2009–2012
Preceded by Rudolph T. Randa
Succeeded by William C. Griesbach
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office
July 29, 1996  October 31, 2012
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Terence T. Evans
Succeeded by Pamela Pepper
Personal details
Born 1947 (age 6869)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater Davis and Elkins College
Georgetown University Law Center

Charles Nelson Clevert Jr. (born 1947) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Born in Richmond, Virginia. Clevert received a B.A. from Davis and Elkins College in 1969 and a J.D. 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 U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1975 to 1977, and was a special assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in 1977.

Clevert was a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1977–1995, and was chief bankruptcy judge from 1986-1995. He was also a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Law School from 1989 to 1990.

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 District Judge from September 1, 2009 to October 31, 2012. He took senior status on October 31, 2012.

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Preceded by
Rudolph T. Randa
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
2009–2012
Succeeded by
William C. Griesbach
Preceded by
Terence T. Evans
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
1996–2012
Succeeded by
Pamela Pepper
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