Kyle Rittenhouse testifies in his own defense Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand in court on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Schroeder’s no-nonsense reputation was evident when Rittenhouse took the stand on Wednesday. So he has a strong sense of his own his bearing in the courtroom.” He doesn’t like to be pushed around by either party. “He has a reputation for doing what he believes is the right thing and being an independent thinker,” said William Lynch, a retired attorney who served on the board of the ACLU of Wisconsin at the time of Schroeder ruling about the AIDS tests. Schroeder, 75, has come under scrutiny many times during his nearly 40 years on the bench: From a 2018 sentence – thrown out on appeal – requiring a convicted shoplifter to tell store managers she was on supervision for retail theft to ordering AIDS tests for sex workers in the late 1980s. “His word is final and he’s not afraid to make tough decisions,” said Dan Adams, a Wisconsin criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. The longest serving active judge in Wisconsin’s trial courts was, once again, thrust into the spotlight. His decision immediately sparked debate and, in some cases, outrage in legal circles. Kyle Rittenhouse testifies 'I didn't do anything wrong' when he shot Joseph Rosenbaum
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