Mark A. Seidl (born November 19, 1946) is an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a judge of the

Wisconsin Court of Appeals The Wisconsin Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court that reviews contested decisions of the Wisconsin circuit courts. The Court of Appeals was created in August 1978 to alleviate the Wisconsin Supreme Court's rising number of appe ...

for a six-year term (2015–2021) in the court's Wausau-based District III. He did not seek a second term in 2021.

Life and career

Seidl was born in

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is on the Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. The population was 12,579 at the 2020 census. Fort Atkinson is the largest city located entirely in Jeffers ...

and raised in the northern Wisconsin communities of

Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

and Medford. His father, Peter Seidl, served as a circuit court judge in Taylor County from 1962 until 1980. The younger Seidl graduated from the

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which rou ...

in 1968 and worked as a high school and college instructor until 1971, when he entered the

University of Wisconsin Law School The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional graduate law school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the school was founded in 1868. The University of Wisconsin Law School is guided by a "law in ...

. Seidl received his

J.D. JD or jd may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''JD'' (film), a 2016 Bollywood film * J.D. (''Scrubs''), nickname of Dr. John Dorian, fictional protagonist of the comedy-drama ''Scrubs'' * JD Fenix, a character from the ''Gears of War'' vi ...

degree in 1974 and entered private practice in Wausau. Seidl worked as a general practice attorney for more than 40 years, handling

civil Civil may refer to: *Civic virtue, or civility *Civil action, or lawsuit * Civil affairs *Civil and political rights *Civil disobedience *Civil engineering *Civil (journalism), a platform for independent journalism *Civilian, someone not a membe ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

real estate Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more genera ...

, and

probate Probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased, or whereby the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy in the sta ...

matters. In 2015, Seidl contested a seat on District III of the

vacated by the retirement of Judge

Michael W. Hoover Michael W. Hoover (born December 21, 1951) is an American lawyer and retired jurist from Wausau, Wisconsin. He was a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for 18 years in the Wausau-based 3rd district, serving from 1997 to 2015. Life and care ...

. He faced

Eau Claire County Eau Claire County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,710. Its county seat is Eau Claire. The county took its name from the Eau Claire River. Eau Claire County is included in ...

circuit judge Kristina Bourget, who was appointed to the bench by

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Scott Walker in 2013. Seidl defeated Bourget in the April general election and assumed office in August.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seidl, Mark A. 1946 births Living people People from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Politicians from Wausau, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni Educators from Wisconsin Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges People from Stanley, Wisconsin People from Medford, Wisconsin People from Wausau, Wisconsin 21st-century American judges