June 11, 2025 – Wisconsin’s Federal Nominating Commission, charged by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) with making recommendations for vacancies on federal judgeships and U.S. attorney positions, is accepting applications for United States Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin.
Application materials must be returned no later than 4:30 p.m., June 20, 2025.
The commission's questionnaire and instructions (which are separate documents) are available in downloadable form. They can be found at the commission’s website:
wisbar.org/fnc.
All inquiries and correspondence regarding the Federal Nominating Commission should be directed to Atty. Lisa Roys, Advocacy and Access to Justice Director, State Bar of Wisconsin, P.O. Box 7158, Madison, WI 53707-7158. Atty. Roys may also be reached at (608) 250-6128, toll-free at (800) 444-9404, ext. 6128 or via email at
lroys@wisbar.org.
About the Federal Nominating Commission
The Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission has been making recommendations to Wisconsin's U.S. senators since 1979.
According to Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. President "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint" federal judges. The president also appoints U.S. attorneys. By tradition, the president defers to the recommendations of the home state's U.S. senators for these positions.
In 1979, Wisconsin's two U.S. senators, William Proxmire and Gaylord Nelson, established the Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission, a tradition that has continued to the present day. Democratic and Republican senators have used the commission for federal judicial and U.S. attorney vacancies, under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Sen. Baldwin and Sen. Johnson reestablished the bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission as of April 18, 2025, to provide recommendations for nominations during the 119th Congress for U.S. Attorneys and federal judicial positions.
The State Bar of Wisconsin will continue to provide administrative support to the commission, cochaired chaired by attorneys Paul Swanson and Christine Bremer Muggli.
