Brett H. Ludwig

Brett Harry Ludwig (born 1969)[1] is an American judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.[2]

Brett H. Ludwig
Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born
Brett Harry Ludwig

1969 (age 50–51)
Marshfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (BA)
University of Minnesota School of Law (JD)

Education

Ludwig earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota School of Law.[2]

Upon graduating law school, Ludwig served as a law clerk to Judge George Fagg of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He was a partner at Foley & Lardner in Milwaukee, where he focused on commercial litigation and dispute resolution and chaired the firm's pro bono practice. He has also taught at the Marquette University Law School.[2]

Nomination to district court

On February 26, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Ludwig to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.[2] On March 3, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Ludwig to the seat vacated by Judge Rudolph T. Randa, who took senior status on February 5, 2016.[3] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On June 17, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4]

References
  1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Brett Ludwig
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, a United States Attorney Nominee, and a United States Marshal Nominee". The White House. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. "Four Nominations Sent to Senate", White House, March 3, 2020
  4. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 17, 2020


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