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# Paul Lundsten

Wisconsin Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wisconsin Court of Appeals
- State: Wisconsin
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, 2000-present
- held the role of Presiding Judge for District IV in 2005–2007, 2011–2013, and 2017–2019
- American lawyer and retired judge who served on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV from 2000 until his retirement on July 31, 2019
- From 1983 to 2000, he held a position as an Assistant Attorney General in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, initially in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

### Education

- B.A. in accounting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1980 and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1983.

### Additional information

- Retired in 2019 after choosing not to seek a fourth term.
- Lundsten authored 147 published opinions and 18 concurrences/dissents between 2001 and 2019.
- Elected to full terms in 2001, 2007, and 2013; re‐elected unopposed in 2007 and 2013.
- Frontier FS Cooperative (2007), cited over 224 times.
- Appointed to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV, by Governor Tommy Thompson on October 31, 2000, replacing William Eich.
- He is married with three children and has completed several marathons, including qualifying for the Boston Marathon in 1996.
- Born August 11, 1955, in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
- Date of birth: 1955-08-11
- One of his most cited opinions is United Cooperative v.
- Over 17 years, he handled fraud investigations, consumer protection cases, and argued 25 cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
- Labor and administrative law matters
- Birth place: La Crosse

## 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

### camera notice

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin SCR 61 asks media to give the trial judge advance notice before bringing cameras or recording equipment into the courtroom.

Evidence excerpt: the trial judge shall be given notice, at least 3 days in advance

[Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### courtroom equipment control

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin SCR 61 leaves courtroom equipment placement, lighting, and use subject to trial-judge control.

Evidence excerpt: Only equipment approved by the trial judge in advance of the court proceeding may be used

[Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing notice

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin's court system instructs parties that courts will notify them when a hearing is remote and provide joining instructions.

Evidence excerpt: The court will send you instructions on how to join your remote hearing by video or by phone.

[Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing technology

Scope: statewide

Wisconsin remote-hearing guidance tells participants to contact the clerk promptly if they lack reliable internet or phone access.

Evidence excerpt: Contact the clerk of circuit court as soon as possible.

[Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8500/paul-lundsten/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8500/paul-lundsten/)
- [Court of Appeals of Wisconsin current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8500/paul-lundsten/)
- [Wisconsin SCR Chapter 61: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/scrule/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=1099)
- [Wisconsin Court System: Zoom hearing resources](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/zoom.htm)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8500/paul-lundsten/)
- [Wisconsin Court System - Judge Paul Lundsten](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/appeals/judges/retired/lundsten.htm)
- [Wikidata: Paul Lundsten](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7152091)

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