▁Wisconsin ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Mil w au kee - based ▁District ▁I . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Wisconsin ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁judge . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Sch ud son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Wisconsin , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁He ▁is ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁Law ▁School . ▁Sch ud son ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Kar en , ▁have ▁two ▁children , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁is ▁a ▁ra bbi . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sch ud son ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁pro sec utor ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁Wisconsin ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁by ▁Governor ▁Lee ▁S . ▁D rey f us . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁un se ated ▁by ▁att orney ▁Joan ▁F . ▁K ess ler . ▁Since ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁public ▁service , ▁Sch ud son ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁Law ▁School , ▁Mar qu ette ▁University ▁Law ▁School , ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁and ▁Diego ▁Port ales ▁University , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁coun sel ▁with ▁the ▁firm ▁von ▁B ries en ▁& ▁R oper