Michael Scudder, Jr.

Michael Scudder Jr. is a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned his BBA as co-valedictorian from Saint Joseph's College and his JD magna cum laude from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Before law school, Scudder worked as an auditor for Ernst and Young and is a certified public accountant. From 2007 to 2009, he worked in the White House as general counsel to the National Security Council and senior associate counsel to the president. In these roles, he was responsible for advising senior administration officials, including the president, on issues such as defense, intelligence, and litigation. He also worked for the US Department of Justice, US Attorney’s Office in New York, and Jones Day. He earned a BBA in accounting from Saint Joseph’s College and a JD from the Northwestern University School of Law.