William Martin Conley at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 25, 2010–present
William Martin Conley
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Madison, WI, 1984-2010
- Law clerk, Hon. Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1982-1984
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Wisconsin, 2010-present
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School
Personal record
Born 1956 · Rice Lake, WI
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
Each party is to provide the court with the original exhibit list and a copy of each exhibit in electronic form that may be offered for the judge’s use. Please see the attached standing order on electronic exhibits. 3.Attachments_PPTC_WMC.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392996CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/696/william-martin-conley/Attachments_PPTC_WMC.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.wiwd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/Attachments_PPTC_WMC.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts