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Michael Y. Scudder
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 21, 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byRichard Posner
Personal details
Born (1971-01-09) January 9, 1971 (age 53)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Spouse
Sarah Rose Schoenle
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(m. 1993)​
EducationSaint Joseph's College (BBA)
Northwestern University (JD)

Michael Yale Scudder Jr. (born January 9, 1971) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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In 1989, Scudder graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[1] Scudder received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Saint Joseph's College as co-valedictorian, and his Juris Doctor in 1998 magna cum laude from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif.[2][3] Scudder worked as an auditor for Ernst and Young before attending law school and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Following law school, Scudder served as a law clerk for Judge Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1998 to 1999, and then for Justice Anthony Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1999 to 2000.[4] Following his clerkships, he first worked as an attorney for two years at Jones Day in Cleveland, Ohio. He then served as: Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2002 to 2006; counsel to the National Security team of the U.S. Department of Justice in 2006;[5] associate counsel to President George W. Bush in the White House Counsel's office in 2007; and as the general counsel of the National Security Council from 2007 to 2009.[4]

He served as a partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Chicago, Illinois from 2009 to 2018.[4] Additionally, he has taught at the Pritzker Law School and at the University of Chicago Law School.[6]

Federal judicial service

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On February 12, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Scudder to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.[7][8] On February 15, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Scudder to the seat vacated by Judge Richard Posner, who retired on September 2, 2017.[9] On March 21, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[10] On April 19, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 21–0 vote.[11] On May 14, 2018, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 90–0 vote.[12] Scudder received his commission on May 21, 2018.[13]

Personal life

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On July 3, 1993, Scudder married Sarah Rose Schoenle in Allen County, Indiana.[14] Scudder once served as vice chairman of the Board of Advisors of the Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Chicago.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dwenger grad tapped for 7th Circuit | Local | Journal Gazette". 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Campaign Cabinet-Motion to Lead: The Campaign for Northwestern Pritzker School of Law". Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Major Gifts-Motion to Lead: The Campaign for Northwestern Pritzker School of Law". Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Michael Yale Scudder Jr". justia.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Meisner, Jason; Skiba, Katherine (June 23, 2017). "4 finalists for U.S. attorney's job in Chicago emerge". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eleventh Wave of Judicial Nominees" White House, February 12, 2018 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "Morning Spin: Cullerton throws budget shade at Rauner ahead of big speech". Chicago Tribune. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  8. ^ Sweet, Lynn (February 12, 2018). "Trump taps Scudder, St. Eve for Chicago based seats on Court of Appeals". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  9. ^ PN1647 — Michael Y. Scudder — The Judiciary, congress.gov
  10. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for March 21, 2018
  11. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 19, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  12. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Michael Y. Scudder, of Illinois, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit)". United States Senate. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  13. ^ Michael Y. Scudder at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  14. ^ "Allen County Marriage Records from State Indexes, 1958–1991, 1993–2004, 2006–2017". ACGSI.org. Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana.
  15. ^ "Board of Advisors". Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Chicago. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
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2018–present 		Incumbent
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