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 career Hoover was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was raised in the neighboring city of Wauwatosa. Hoover graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1974 and cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1978. He is a member of the Order of the Coif.

In 1997, Hoover contested a vacant seat on District III of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, chambered in Wausau. Hoover served as presiding judge of District III from 1999 until his retirement in 2015, and served as the court's deputy chief judge from 2012. Judge Mark Seidl was elected to replace Hoover in April 2015.