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Michael Schindhelm
Judge · Waukesha County Circuit Court
Michael Schindhelm — Waukesha County Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Prior to this, he worked as an assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County from 2012 to 2023
- Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Appointed by Governor Tony Evers to the Waukesha County Circuit Court – Branch 11, filling the vacancy created by Judge William J. Domina’s retirement
- Earlier in his career, he also held the role of an assistant district attorney in Fond du Lac County and in the Queens County District Attorney’s Office in New York
- In his statement following the appointment, Schindhelm expressed gratitude to Governor Evers and emphasized his commitment to bringing fairness and justice to the bench, drawing on his extensive prosecutorial experience
Education
- Schindhelm is a graduate of The Ohio State University and St. John’s University School of Law.
Additional information
- Schindhelm’s appointment is part of a broader judicial selection in Waukesha County, with his seat and others scheduled for the spring 2027 election.
- He will serve a term ending July 31, 2027.
- handling a broad range of criminal cases and completing over 120 trials to verdict, including 28 homicide cases.
- The county has a history of favoring conservative candidates, and Schindhelm will face challengers in the upcoming election.
- Schindhelm currently serves as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, where he prosecutes violent crime and narcotics cases.
- This appointment marks a transition from a long prosecutorial career to a judicial role, positioning Schindhelm to apply his experience in criminal law to the circuit court bench in his home county.
- He grew up in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, and currently resides near Hartland with his family.
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Gov. Evers Appoints Michael Schindhelm
Waukesha Branch 11 Appointment And Biography source · HTML · Source checked October 6, 2026
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