Griesbach was born in
Milwaukee. He received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Marquette University in 1976 and a
Juris Doctor from
Marquette University Law School in 1979. He was a
law clerk to Judge
Bruce F. Beilfuss,
Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1979 to 1980. He was a staff attorney of
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1980 to 1982, thereafter entering private practice in
Wisconsin from 1982 to 1987. He was an assistant district attorney in
Brown County, Wisconsin, from 1987 to 1995, and a judge on the Brown County Circuit Court from 1995 to 2002.
Federal judicial service On January 23, 2002, Griesbach was nominated by President
George W. Bush to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. This was a new seat created by . He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on April 25, 2002, and received his commission on May 1, 2002. He became Chief Judge on October 31, 2012, and served a 7-year term until October 31, 2019. He assumed
senior status on December 31, 2019.
Notable case In November 2016, Griesbach dissented when Circuit Judge
Kenneth Francis Ripple, joined by District Judge
Barbara Brandriff Crabb, found that the high number of
wasted votes created by the 2011
Wisconsin State Assembly redistricting was unconstitutional partisan
gerrymandering. The
opinion was vacated and remanded by the United States Supreme Court on June 18, 2018. ==References==