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''''Brian Hagedorn''' is a judge of the [[Wisconsin Court of Appeals]], serving in the court's Waukesha-based District II since August 1, 2015. == Early life and education == A [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] native, Hagedorn graduated from [[Trinity International University]] in 2000 and was employed by [[Hewitt Associates]] before receiving his law degree from [[Northwestern University School of Law|Northwestern University]].<ref name=Trinity>{{cite web|title=Brian Hagedorn BA '00|url=http://www.trinitytown.com/s/954/images/editor_documents/webhagedornaoy.pdf|website=Trinity Town|publisher=Trinity International University|accessdate=August 2, 2015}}</ref> At Northwestern, Hagedorn was president of the school's [[Federalist Society]] chapter.<ref name="Stein" /> == Career == Hagedorn was an attorney at the Milwaukee firm [[Foley and Lardner]] until 2009, when he was appointed as a law clerk to [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]] Justice [[Michael Gableman]].<ref name="Trinity" /> In 2010, Hagedorn was employed as an assistant attorney general in the [[Wisconsin Department of Justice]].<ref name=Trinity /><ref name=Associated>{{cite news|title=UPDATE: Scott Walker Announces Senior-Level Staff|url=http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Scott_Walker_Announces_Senior-Level_Staff_112598564.html|accessdate=2 August 2015|work=The Associated Press|date=29 December 2010}}</ref> In December 2010, Hagedorn was appointed by [[Republican Party of Wisconsin|Republican]] Governor-elect [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]] as his chief legal counsel, an office he occupied through July 2015. As chief legal counsel, Hagedorn was a drafter of Walker's controversial [[Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill of 2011]].<ref name=Trinity /> In 2014, he served as appointing authority for defense counsel hired to represent state prosecutors sued by targets of a John Doe probe into Walker's staff.<ref name=Murpy>{{cite news|last1=Murphy|first1=Bruce|title=Walker’s Sweet Revenge Against John Doe Prosecutors|url=http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2014/02/27/murphys-law-walkers-sweet-revenge-against-john-doe-prosecutors/|accessdate=August 2, 2015|work=Urban Milwaukee|date=February 27, 2014}}</ref> On July 30, 2015, Walker appointed Hagedorn to the [[Wisconsin Court of Appeals]] to be chambered in the [[Waukesha, Wisconsin|Waukesha]]-based District II. Hagedorn took office on August 1, 2015 and replaced [[Richard S. Brown]], who served on the court from 1978 to 2015 and as chief judge from 2007.<ref name=Stein>{{cite news|last1=Stein|first1=Jason|title=Scott Walker appoints chief legal counsel to appeals court|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/hagedorn01-b99548418z1-320315271.html|accessdate=2 August 2015|work=The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=July 31, 2015}}</ref> === Views on LGBT rights === In the mid-2000s, Hagedorn argued that the Supreme Court ruling which found that anti-sodomy laws were unconstitutional could lead to legalized bestiality.<ref name=":0" /> He also argued that gay pride month created "a hostile work environment for Christians."<ref name=":0" /> In 2016, Hagedorn founded a Christian school which allows for firing teachers and expelling students for engaging in sexual activities outside the context of marriage. Students could also be expelled if they participated in sexual activities outside the context of marriage. Following reports of Hagedorn's founding of the school in February 2019, the Wisconsin Realtors Association withdrew support for Hagedorn and asked Hagedorn to return an $18,000 donation it made to him in January, 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/21/realtors-revoke-endorsement-supreme-court-candidate-after-reports-he-founded-school-allowed-expulsio/2936284002/|title=Realtors revoke endorsement of Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn over school's policy on gay students|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref> The Associated Press reported on February 21, 2019 that Hagedorn was paid more than $3,000 to give speeches between 2015 and 2017 to a Christian legal advocacy group, Alliance Defending Freedom, which has supported criminalizing sodomy and advocated for sterilizing transgender people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/court-candidate-brian-hagedorn-received-from-anti-lgbt-group-for/article_91800d0b-d4a1-5f83-8c46-2ee04041310f.html|title=Court candidate Brian Hagedorn received $3,000 from anti-LGBT group for speeches|website=Wisconsin State Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagedorn, Brian}} [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Lawyers from Milwaukee]] [[Category:Trinity International University alumni]] [[Category:Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni]] [[Category:Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges]]'