John Freudenberg

John Freudenberg
Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 6, 2018
Appointed byPete Ricketts
Preceded byJohn F. Wright
Personal details
Born (1969-11-12) November 12, 1969 (age 55)
EducationChadron State College (BA)
University of Nebraska (JD)

John Freudenberg (born November 12, 1969) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court since 2018.[1]

Freudenberg attended Chadron State College for his undergraduate degree and the University of Nebraska College of Law for his Juris Doctor He worked as a county attorney and later as Nebraska Assistant Attorney General. From 2007 to 2017, he was the Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska. He was appointed as a Lancaster County Judge in 2017.

Nebraska Supreme Court tenure

Freudenberg was one of three finalists named for the vacancy.[2] On June 18, 2018 Governor Pete Ricketts announced the appointment of Freudenberg the state Supreme Court. He fills the seat vacated due to the death of Associate Justice John F. Wright. This is Governor Ricketts’ fifth appointment to the Nebraska Supreme Court.[3]

References

  1. ^ Herald, Star. "Former Panhandle attorney named to Nebraska Supreme Court". starherald.com/news. Star Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. ^ PILGER, LORI (2018-05-10). "3 finalists named for open Nebraska Supreme Court judgeship". Columbus Telegram. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  3. ^ Johnson, Riley. "Newly appointed Lancaster County judge tapped for seat on Nebraska Supreme Court". JournalStar.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
Legal offices
Preceded by Associate Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
2018–present 		Incumbent