--- title: "Anita M Boor | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anita-m-boor-wisconsin-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Anita M Boor U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin - State: Wisconsin - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=72) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=72) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=72) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anita-m-boor-wisconsin-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anita-m-boor-wisconsin-us-magistrate", "name": "Anita M Boor | KnowJudges", "description": "Anita M Boor, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. 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Crocker - Anita M. Boor is a United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, appointed May 6, 2024, succeeding Stephen L. Crocker after 32 years in the role. - Licensed to practice law in Wisconsin in 2014 - Attorney at Quarles & Brady in Madison, WI - Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin - Assigned a share of the court’s civil caseload and serves as the referral judge for all other civil matters ### Education - University of Wisconsin Law School — J.D. (2014) - in Biology, University of Wisconsin–Madison — B.S. (2007) ### Additional information - Judge Boor has issued rulings on matters such as motions to compel, remand, attorney fees, and procedural issues, with a record spanning 2024–2026. - Anita M. Boor was selected in November 2023 by the judges of the Western District of Wisconsin from a shortlist chosen by a merit selection panel. - focusing on intellectual property litigation for eight years - handling criminal prosecutions - The selection was made through a merit selection panel of five attorneys and two community members, followed by an FBI background check. - Chief Judge James D. Peterson praised Boor’s “high respect in the legal community” and her balanced experience in both civil and criminal cases. - She follows standing orders for pretrial conferences and dispositive motions, requiring such motions to be filed 5–6 months before trial and before discovery closes. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.