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Speaker Information
Michael Scudder
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Biography
Born 1971 in Fort Wayne, IN
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Nominated by Donald J. Trump on February 15, 2018, to a seat vacated by Richard Allen Posner. Confirmed by the Senate on May 14, 2018, and received commission on May 21, 2018.
Education: St. Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, Indiana, B.B.A., 1993 Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1998
Professional 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
