[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONFIRMATION OF MICHAEL SCUDDER

 Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. President, I supported the nomination of 
Michael Scudder, of Illinois, to be a United States circuit judge for 
the Seventh Circuit.
  Mr. Scudder is a dedicated public servant with a distinguished legal 
career. Upon graduating from Northwestern University Pritzker School of 
Law, Mr. Scudder served as a clerk for a Supreme Court Justice, clerked 
on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and worked as an 
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Later in 
his career, Mr. Scudder served as general counsel to the National 
Security Council, counsel to the Deputy Attorney General of the United 
States, and senior associate counsel to the President.
  In the private sector, Mr. Scudder managed complex civil litigation 
and white-collar defense for more than a decade. He also serves as an 
adjunct professor at his alma mater and a lecturer at the University of 
Chicago Law School. Mr. Scudder's commitment to pro bono work was 
recognized by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of 
Illinois. Mr. Scudder also volunteers for the Federal Defender Program, 
which provides free legal representation to individuals accused of 
Federal crimes.
  Mr. Scudder's experience, expertise, and devotion to his community 
and access to justice makes him well prepared to serve as a United 
States circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit.
   (At the request of Mr. Durbin, the following statement was ordered 
to be printed in the Record.)

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