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Rudolph Thomas Randa

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin · 1992

Rudolph Thomas Randa , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Rudolph Thomas Randa (July 25, 1940 – September 5, 2016) was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1992 to 2016. He was chief judge of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 2002 until October 2009.

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeB.S., 1963
  • University of Wisconsin Law SchoolJ.D., 1966

Career

Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1966-1967; U.S. Army company commander, 1967-1969; Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1969; Assistant city attorney, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1970-1973; Principal city attorney, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1973-1975; Judge, Milwaukee [Wisconsin] Municipal Court, 1975-1979; Judge, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee County, 1979-1981, 1982-1992; Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 1981-1982, 1983-1985; First Judicial District, 1981-1982; Fourth Judicial District, 1983-1985

Biography

Rudolph Thomas Randa (July 25, 1940 – September 5, 2016) was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1992 to 2016. He was chief judge of the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 2002 until October 2009.

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