Charles B. Schudson

Charles Benjamin Schudson (born 1950) is an American lawyer and retired judge. He was a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for 12 years in the Milwaukee-based District I. Prior to that, he served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge.

The Honorable

Charles B. Schudson
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I
In office
August 1, 1992  July 31, 2004
Preceded byWilliam R. Moser
Succeeded byJoan F. Kessler
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 1
In office
1982  July 31, 1992
Appointed byLee S. Dreyfus
Preceded byLouis J. Ceci
Succeeded byMaxine Aldridge White
Personal details
Born
Charles Benjamin Schudson

1950 (age 7071)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Spouse(s)Karen
Residence2
Education
WebsiteCharles Benjamin Schudson

Biography

Schudson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1950.[1] He is graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin Law School.[2] Schudson and his wife, Karen, have two children, one of whom is a rabbi.[1]

Career

Schudson worked as a state and federal prosecutor from 1975 until 1982, when he was appointed to the Wisconsin Circuit Court by Governor Lee S. Dreyfus. In 1992, he was elected to the Court of Appeals. He remained in that position until 2004, when he was unseated by attorney Joan F. Kessler. Since his retirement from public service, Schudson has been a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin Law School, Marquette University Law School, Lawrence University and Diego Portales University, as well as serving as a senior counsel with the firm von Briesen & Roper.

Over the course of his career, Schudson's opinion and expertise has been sought after in family law cases. He co-authored the book "On Trial: America's Courts and Their Treatment of Sexually Abused Children", which was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and was presented to each Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. While a prosecutor, he developed the first program devoted to battered women to be based in a prosecutor's office in the United States. This would lead to an appearance on The MacNeil-Lehrer Report. He also presented a paper on the subject to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Schudson has testified before United States congressional committees, including the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, on multiple matters involving family law. He has also received an award from the United States Department of Justice for his precedent-setting prosecutions of nursing home homicide and patient abuse and Medicaid fraud.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1983, 1989)

Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 1 Election, 1983[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 5, 1983
Nonpartisan Charles B. Schudson (incumbent) 40,585 58.69%
Nonpartisan James F. Blask 28,562 41.31%
Total votes '69,147' '100.0%'
Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 1 Election, 1989[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 4, 1989
Nonpartisan Charles B. Schudson (incumbent) 95,304 100.0%
Total votes '95,304' '100.0%' +37.83%

Wisconsin Court of Appeals (1992, 1998, 2004)

Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I Election, 1992[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 7, 1992
Nonpartisan Charles B. Schudson 173,545 100.0%
Total votes '173,545' '100.0%'
Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I Election, 1998[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 7, 1998
Nonpartisan Charles B. Schudson (incumbent) 52,173 100.0%
Total votes '52,173' '100.0%' -27.79%
Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I Election, 2004[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 6, 2004
Nonpartisan Joan F. Kessler 106,640 50.62%
Nonpartisan Charles B. Schudson (incumbent) 102,980 48.89%
Scattering 1,035 0.49%
Total votes '210,655' '100.0%' +213.87%

References

  1. "Charles Benjamin Schudson". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. "Charles B. Schudson". University of Wisconsin Law School. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  3. Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1983). "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 865. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  4. Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1989). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 885. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  5. Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1993). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 876. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  6. Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E., eds. (1999). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1999-2000 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 852. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  7. Results of Spring General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. April 22, 2004. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Louis J. Ceci
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 1
1982  1992
Succeeded by
Maxine Aldridge White
Preceded by
William R. Moser
Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I
1992  2004
Succeeded by
Joan F. Kessler
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