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Michael Yale Scudder Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

Michael Yale Scudder Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The Senate voted 90–0 on the nomination on May 14, 2018 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
    115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    90–0 · May 14, 2018

Education

  • St. Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IndianaB.B.A., 1993
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1998

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Paul V. Niemeyer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1998-1999; Law clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1999-2000; Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 2000-2002; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2002-2006; Counselor to the deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2006; Associate counsel, President George W. Bush, 2007; General counsel, National Security Council, and senior associate counsel, President George W. Bush, 2007-2009; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2009-2018

Biography

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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