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# Michael Schindhelm

Waukesha County Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Waukesha County Circuit Court
- State: Wisconsin
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

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.

## Sources

- [Gov. Evers Appoints Michael Schindhelm](https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/41ee91c)
- [Circuit Court Judges](https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/circuit/judges.htm)

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