William Pocan | |
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Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court | |
Assumed office July 14, 2006 | |
Appointed by | Jim Doyle |
Preceded by | Michael P. Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Spouse | Gerald Waupoose |
Relations | Mark Pocan (brother) |
Education | University of Wisconsin–Parkside (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (JD) |
William S. Pocan Jr. (born 1961) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as deputy chief judge of the 1st district of Wisconsin circuit courts. He has served as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County since 2006. In 2021, he was nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, but his nomination expired without a hearing at the end of the 117th Congress.