Judge Schumacher has a distinguished eleven year judicial career.  She is the only judge running for the Nevada Supreme Court in her race.  Judge Schumacher was a business and litigation partner with the prominent Nevada firm of McDonald Carano Wilson, LLP. Judge Schumacher is well-respected by her peers and her excellent judicial performance and integrity are a matter of public record. 

Judge Schumacher became a juvenile judge because of her commitment to Nevada's children and families.  Her efforts to improve the their lives have including the Nevada Children's Justice Task Force, the task force on the Professionalization of Foster Care in Nevada, and the Statewide Adoption Advisory Committee. 

Judge Schumacher has been been a leader among judges.  In 2000, she joined the faculty of the National Judicial College.  In 2006, she was elected President of the Nevada District Judges Association by her fellow judges.

Judge Schumacher and her husband Kirk have been married for 25 years and have three children.  Her community commitments have included public libraries, women's athletics, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), the International Folkloric Ballet, and the Adoptive Family Network.  In 2007, she provided testimony to the Nevada Legislature on her experiences as a parent of an autistic child.