Brett H. Ludwig

Hon. Brett H. Ludwig is a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, sworn in on Sept. 10, 2020, and a former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, sworn in on Feb. 27, 2017. He previously was a commercial litigation partner at Foley & Lardner LLPin Milwaukee, where he focused on commercial litigation and dispute resolution and chaired the firm’s pro bono practice. He has also taught at the Marquette University Law School. Upon graduation from law school, Judge Ludwig clerked for Hon. George G. Fagg on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the EighthCircuit. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point in 1991 and his J.D.magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1994.