United States District Court for the District of Nebraska

United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (D. Neb.)
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Appeals to	Eighth Circuit
Established	March 25, 1867
Judges assigned	3
Chief judge	Joseph F. Bataillon
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The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (in case citations, D. Neb.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Nebraska. Court offices are in Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte.

Appeals from the District of Nebraska are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Deborah R. Gilg.^[1]

The Chief Judge of the District of Nebraska is Judge Joseph Bataillon. In May 2005, he struck down a constitutional amendment passed by Nebraska voters in 2000 that would have banned gay marriages. That decision, however, was reversed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In its opinion issued on July 14, 2006, the Eighth Circuit held: the amendment rationally related to legitimate state interests, and therefore did not violate Equal Protection Clause; the amendment could not be considered bill of attainder; the amendment did not violate homosexuals' First Amendment right to associate; and the amendment did not violate homosexuals' First Amendment right to petition government for redress of grievances.

Current judges

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
19	Chief Judge	Joseph F. Bataillon	Omaha	1949	1997–present	2004–present	—	Clinton
17	District Judge	Richard G. Kopf	Lincoln	1946	1992–present	1999–2004	—	G.H.W. Bush
20	District Judge	Laurie Smith Camp	Omaha	1953	2001–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
10	Senior District Judge	Warren Keith Urbom	Lincoln	1925	1970–1990	1972–1986	1990–present	Nixon
15	Senior District Judge	Lyle Elmer Strom	Omaha	1925	1985–1995	1987–1994	1995–present	Reagan

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Dundy, Elmer ScipioElmer Scipio Dundy	NE	1830–1896	1868–1896	(none)	(none)	Johnson, A.A. Johnson	death
2	McHugh, William DouglasWilliam Douglas McHugh	NE	1859–1923	1896–1897	(none)	(none)	Cleveland, Cleveland	not confirmed[2]
3	Munger, William HenryWilliam Henry Munger	NE	1845–1915	1897–1915	(none)	(none)	Cleveland, Cleveland	death
4	Munger, Thomas CharlesThomas Charles Munger	NE	1861–1941	1907–1941	(none)	1941	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	death
5	Woodrough, Joseph WilliamJoseph William Woodrough	NE	1873–1977	1916–1933	(none)	(none)	Wilson, Wilson	appointment to 8th Cir.
6	Donohoe, James A.James A. Donohoe	NE	1877–1956	1933–1956	1948–1956	(none)	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
7	Delehant, John WayneJohn Wayne Delehant	NE	1890–1972	1942–1957	1956–1957	1957–1972	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
8	Robinson, Richard EarlRichard Earl Robinson	NE	1903–1991	1956–1972	1957–1972	1972–1991	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
9	Van Pelt, RobertRobert Van Pelt	NE	1897–1988	1957–1970	(none)	1970–1988	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
11	Denney, Robert VernonRobert Vernon Denney	NE	1916–1981	1971–1981	(none)	1981	Nixon, Nixon	death
12	Dier, Richard A.Richard A. Dier	NE	1914–1972	1971–1972	(none)	(none)	Nixon, Nixon	death
13	Schatz, Albert GerardAlbert Gerard Schatz	NE	1921–1985	1973–1985	(none)	(none)	Nixon, Nixon	death
14	Beam, C. ArlenC. Arlen Beam	NE	1930–	1981–1987	1986–1987	(none)	Reagan, Reagan	appointment to 8th Cir.
16	Cambridge, William G.William G. Cambridge	NE	1931–2004	1988–2000	1994–1999	(none)	Reagan, Reagan	retirement
18	Shanahan, Thomas MichaelThomas Michael Shanahan	NE	1934-	1993-2004	(none)	2004-2007	Clinton, Clinton	retirement

See also

• Courts of Nebraska
• List of United States federal courthouses in Nebraska

Notes

1. ^ http://www.justice.gov/usao/ne/management/
2. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.

External links

• United States District Court for the District of Nebraska Official Website
• United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska Official Website