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Michael Yale Scudder Jr.
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Michael Yale Scudder Jr. serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed May 14, 2018 by a 90–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- May 14, 2018
- Senate vote
- 90–0
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1971
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitDonald J. Trump · 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
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