[3] His father, Peter Seidl, served as a circuit court judge in Taylor County from 1962 until 1980.
[2] Seidl worked as a general practice attorney for more than 40 years, handling civil, family, real estate, and probate matters.
[3] 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.
[4] Seidl defeated Bourget in the April general election[5] and assumed office in August.