Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, announced earlier this month the first move in his post-congressional career will be to join the Marquette Law School faculty for the spring semester.
Feingold, who has spent the better part of the last three decades as a legislator at the state and national level, will teach a course titled ""Current Legal Issues: The U.S. Senate"" as a visiting professor.
""As I looked at beginning to write the next chapter of my professional life, the opportunity to be in a Wisconsin classroom with engaged law students is one I found very appealing,"" Feingold said in a statement. ""Marquette Law School is a dynamic place, and I look forward to being part of it.""
Before being elected to the state senate in 1982, Feingold completed his law degree at Oxford University and Harvard University after attending UW-Madison as an undergraduate, and went on to practice law for six years thereafter.
Joseph D. Kearney, dean of Marquette University Law School praised Feingold's academic and legislative background, saying he will be able to draw upon his experience when working with students.
""I look forward to his service on our faculty,"" Kearney said in a statement.
