Mark Seidl
{{short description|American judge}}
{{infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = The Honorable
|name = Mark A. Seidl
|office = Judge of the {{nobreak|Wisconsin Court of Appeals}} District III
| term_start = August 1, 2015
| term_end = July 31, 2021
| predecessor = Michael W. Hoover
| successor = Gregory Gill
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|11|19}}
|birth_place = Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|residence = Wausau, Wisconsin
|spouse = Judi Goodman
|children = 3
|alma_mater = {{unbulleted list
| University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire {{small|(B.S.)}}
| University of Wisconsin Law School {{small|(J.D.)}}
}}
}}
Mark A. Seidl (born November 19, 1946) is an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for a six-year term (2015–2021) in the court's Wausau-based District III. He did not seek a second term in 2021.{{cite report|url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2020-12/Notification%20of%20Noncandidacy%20List%20as%20of%2012.28.2020%20at%205pm.pdf |title= Incumbents Who Have Filed a Notification of Noncandidacy (EL-163) for the 04/06/2021 Spring Election |publisher=Wisconsin Elections Commission |date= December 28, 2020 |page= 1 |accessdate= January 18, 2021 }}
Life and career
Seidl was born in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin{{cite web|title=Judge Mark A. Seidl|url=http://wicourts.gov/courts/appeals/judges/seidl.htm |website= Wisconsin Court System |accessdate= August 6, 2015}} and raised in the northern Wisconsin communities of Stanley and Medford.{{cite news|title=Mark Seidl running for Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge|url=http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/04/03/mark-seidl-running-wisconsin-court-appeals-judge/25257505/|accessdate= August 6, 2015|newspaper=The Herald Times Reporter |date= April 3, 2015}} His father, Peter Seidl, served as a circuit court judge in Taylor County from 1962 until 1980.{{cite news|last1=Holtz|first1=Dan|title=Appeals judge candidates tout varied experience|url=http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Region/2015/03/31/Candidates-tout-varied-experience.html|accessdate=August 6, 2015|newspaper=Eau Claire Leader-Telegram |date= March 31, 2015}} The younger Seidl graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1968 and worked as a high school and college instructor until 1971, when he entered the University of Wisconsin Law School. Seidl received his J.D. degree in 1974 and entered private practice in Wausau. Seidl worked as a general practice attorney for more than 40 years, handling civil, family, real estate, and probate matters.
In 2015, Seidl contested a seat on District III of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals vacated by the retirement of Judge Michael W. Hoover. He faced Eau Claire County circuit judge Kristina Bourget, who was appointed to the bench by Governor Scott Walker in 2013. Seidl defeated Bourget in the April general election{{cite news|last1=Marley|first1=Patrick|title= Ann Walsh Bradley wins re-election over James Daley in high court race|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/bradley-wins-re-election-over-daley-in-high-court-race-b99475883z1-298992401.html|accessdate=August 6, 2015|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date= April 7, 2015}} and assumed office in August.
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Category:People from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Category:Politicians from Wausau, Wisconsin
Category:University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire alumni
Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Category:University of Wisconsin Law School alumni
Category:Educators from Wisconsin
Category:Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges
Category:People from Stanley, Wisconsin
Category:People from Medford, Wisconsin