John M. Gerrard
John M. Gerrard | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska | |
Assumed office November 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Laurie Smith Camp |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska | |
Assumed office February 6, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Richard G. Kopf |
Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court | |
In office 1995–2012 | |
Appointed by | Ben Nelson |
Preceded by | C. Thomas White |
Succeeded by | William B. Cassel |
Personal details | |
Born | Schuyler, Nebraska | November 2, 1953
Education | Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.S.) University of Arizona (M.P.A.) McGeorge School of Law (J.D.) |
John Melvin Gerrard (born November 2, 1953) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Early life and education
Gerrard graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Science in 1976; from the University of Arizona with a Masters in Public Administration in 1977; and from McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific with a Juris Doctor in 1981. He is a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.[1]
Nebraska Supreme Court
In 1995, Nebraska Governor Ben Nelson appointed Gerrard to the Nebraska Supreme Court.[2] At 41 years of age, Gerrard was the youngest ever appointee to the Nebraska Supreme Court.[2] He left the court in 2012 upon appointment to the federal bench. Prior to becoming a Supreme Court justice, he was in private practice in Norfolk, Nebraska from 1981 to 1995 and was City Attorney for Battle Creek, Nebraska from 1982 to 1995.[2][1]
Federal judicial service
In January 2011, Ben Nelson, at that time a United States Senator from Nebraska, recommended Gerrard to fill a judicial seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska that would be vacated later that year by Judge Richard G. Kopf.[2] On May 4, 2011, President Barack Obama formally nominated Gerrard to replace Kopf on the federal bench.[3][4] The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported Gerrard's nomination to the Senate floor on October 13, 2011. The Senate confirmed Gerrard's nomination on January 23, 2012, by a vote of 74 ayes to 16 nays. He received his commission on February 6, 2012.[1] He became Chief Judge on November 1, 2018.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gerrard, John Melvin – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ a b c d Walton, Don (January 12, 2011). "Ben Nelson recommends John Gerrard as U.S. district judge". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (May 4, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Six Judges to United States District Courts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (May 4, 2011). "Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
External links
- John M. Gerrard at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- John Gerrard at Ballotpedia
- State Judicial Branch. Legislature of Nebraska. Accessed 2011-02-01.
- Honorable John M. Gerrard. Nebraska Supreme Court. Accessed 2011-02-01.
- Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame. Phi Kappa Tau. Accessed 2011-02-01.
- 1953 births
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
- Living people
- McGeorge School of Law alumni
- Nebraska state court judges
- Justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court
- Nebraska Wesleyan University alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- 21st-century American judges
- University of Arizona alumni
- People from Schuyler, Nebraska
- People from Norfolk, Nebraska
- People from Madison County, Nebraska