Amy C. Barrett, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nomination
- Nominated: May 8, 2017
- Confirmed: October 31, 2017
- Age: 45
Career
- Notre Dame Law School (2002 – Present)
- Diane & M.O. Miller Research Chair in Law
- Professor of Law
- Associate Professor of Law
- George Washington University Law School (2001 – 2002)
- Associate, Baker Botts LLP (2000 – 2001)
- Associate, Miller Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin (1999-2000)
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, J.D. (1997)
- Summa Cum Laude
- Executive Editor, Notre Dame Law Review
- Dean’s Award – Highest Acheivement in:
- Administrative Law
- Civil Procedure I and II
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Procedure
- Evidence
- First Amendment
- Torts II
- Hoynes Prize – Student with Best Record in Scholarship
- Kiley Fellow – Full Tuition Scholarship
- Rhodes College, B.A. (1994)
- Magna Cum Laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
Clerkships
- Judge Laurence Silberman, United States Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit
- Justice Antonin Scalia, United States Supreme Court
Links
Michael B. Brennan, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nomination
- August 3, 2017
- Confirmed: May 10, 2018
- Age: 53
Career
- Partner, Gass Weber Mullins LLC (2008 – Present)
- Best Lawyers of America
- Milwaukee Business Journal, 40 Under 40
- Judge, Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2000 – 2008)
- Assistant District Attorney, Milwaukee County DA’s Office (1997 – 2000)
- Associate, Foley & Lardner LLP (1991 – 1995)
- Member, U.S. Department of Justice’s National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women
- Founder, Milwaukee Lawyer’s Chapter of the Federalist Society
Education
- Northwestern University, J.D. (1989)
- Coordinating Editor, Northwestern Law Review
- Julius H. Miner Moot Court Champion
- Dean’s List
- University of Notre Dame, B.A. (1986)
- Magna Cum Laude
- Government & Philosophy
Clerkships
- Judge Manion, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Chief Judge Warren, United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Articles
- The Wall Street Journal
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- National Review
- New Republic
Links
Michael Y. Scudder, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nomination
- Nominated February 12, 2018
- Confirmed: May 14, 2018
- Age: 47 (approximate)
Career
- Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2009 – present)
- Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School (2013 – present)
- Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (2009 – present)
- White House Counsel’s Office (2007 – 2009)
- Senior associate counsel to the President
- General counsel and legal advisor to the National Security Council
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (2002 – 2006)
- Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General
- Associate, Jones Day (2000 – 2002)
Education
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D. (1998)
- Magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Editor in Chief, Northwestern University Law Review
- Saint Joseph’s College, B.B.A. (1993)
- Valedictorian
Clerkships
- Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States (1999 – 2000)
- Judge Paul V. Niemeyer, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1998 – 1999)
Links
- https://www.skadden.com/professionals/s/scudder-michael
- https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/scudder
Amy J. St. Eve, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nomination
- Nominated February 12, 2018
- Confirmed: May 14, 2018
- Age: 53
Career
- United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (2002 – present)
- Adjunct professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (2002 – present)
- Senior Counsel, Abbott Laboratories (2001 – 2002)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (1996 – 2001)
- Associate Independent Counsel, Whitewater Independent Counsel Investigation (1994 – 1996)
- Associate, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (1990 – 1994)
Education
- Cornell Law School, J.D. (1990)
- Magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, Cornell Law Review
- Cornell University, B.A. (1987), with honors
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