List of justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court
Following is a list of justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court :
Territorial Supreme Court justices
Indicates Territorial Chief Justice
State Supreme Court chief justices
Oliver Perry Mason, first Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court Robert G. Simmons , longest-serving Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
All State Supreme Court justices
Indicates Service as Chief Justice for All or Part of Tenure
Information Gathered from Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court , the Nebraska Blue Book, and History of Nebraska By Morton & Watkins
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^ Listed as an associate judge of the Supreme Court in Complete Session Laws, 1855-87, Vol. 1, Page 370. Declined appointment and did not serve.
^ Granted leave of absence by President Lincoln to join the 7th Illinois Cavalry. Served as colonel in the regiment from Sept. 8, 1861, to June 1, 1862. Resigned as territorial chief justice in 1865.
^ a b Appointed in 1867; elected in 1868.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Named Chief Justice
^ a b c d e f Returned to being Associate Justice
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Died while in office.
^ a b c d e Named Chief Justice a second time
^ Served Again 1908-1915
^ Named Chief Justice a Third Time
^ Served again 1910-1919
^ a b Served from Jan. 7 to 21, 1915; died Jan. 21, 1915.
^ Acting Chief Justice Jan. 21 to 25, 1915.
^ Appointed Chief Justice Jan. 25, 1915, to fill vacancy created by death of Chief Justice Hollenbeck.
^ a b Appointed Nov. 12, 1938, to fill vacancy created by death of Chief Justice Goss. Term began Jan. 5, 1939.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Retired.
^ a b Served as Chief Justice pro tempore from Sept. 18 to Dec. 22, 1978.
^ a b c d e f g Appointed to fill vacancy.
^ a b Resigned July 31, 1987.
^ Named Chief Justice Sept. 2, 1987, following resignation of Chief Justice Krivosha.
^ Named Chief Justice Jan. 26, 1995, to replace retiring Chief Justice Hastings.
^ Appointed Aug. 5, 1998, to replace retiring Chief Justice C. Thomas White.
^ a b Appointed Oct. 1, 2006, to replace retiring Chief Justice Hendry.
^ Pilger, Lori (October 25, 2024), "Gov. Pillen announces pick for next Nebraska Supreme Court chiefjustice" , Lincoln Journal Star , retrieved October 25, 2024 ^ Elected in 1867 but died before he qualified.
^ a b Under the Nebraska Constitutions of 1866 and 1875, Supreme Court justices were elected by electors and not appointed by the Governor.
^ Appointed in 1878 to fill vacancy created by death of Chief Justice Gantt, then elected 1879.
^ Served Previously 1884-1890
^ a b c d Constitutional amendment approved in 1908 increased number of Supreme Court judges from three to seven. The governor appointed four judges, two to serve until successors were elected in the 1909 general election, and the other two to serve until successors were elected in the 1911 general election.
^ Served again from 1917-1935
^ Acting chief justice Jan. 21 to 25, 1915.
^ Was previously Chief Justice
^ Served Previously 1902-1908
^ Appointed chief justice Jan. 25, 1915, to fill vacancy created by death of Chief Justice Hollenbeck.
^ Served Previously 1909-1910
^ Appointed Nov. 16, 1918, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge Hamer. Aldrich died March 10, 1924.
^ Appointed April 21, 1920, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge Cornish.
^ Appointed Jan. 8, 1920, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge Sedgwick. Judge Day died Dec. 20, 1927.
^ Appointed April 15, 1924, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge Aldrich.
^ Appointed July 24, 1925, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge Evans.
^ Appointed Dec. 29, 1927, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge George A. Day.
^ Appointed Aug. 9, 1937, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge Good.
^ Appointed Nov. 28, 1938, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge L. B. Day. Term began Jan. 3, 1939. Resigned Nov. 8, 1940, upon appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit .
^ Appointed Nov. 18, 1940, to fill vacancy created by resignation of Judge Johnsen.
^ Appointed March 13, 1961, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge Wenke.
^ Appointed Jan. 6, 1977, to replace retiring Judge Newton.
^ Appointed Jan. 31, 1979, to replace retiring Judge Spencer.
^ Appointed Dec. 21, 1981, to replace retiring Judge Brodkey.
^ Appointed March 24, 1983, to fill vacancy created by death of Judge Clinton.
^ Resigned to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska .
^ Appointed Sept. 1, 1983, to replace retiring Judge McCown.
^ Appointed Nov. 13, 1987, to fill vacancy created when Judge Hastings was named chief justice.
^ Appointed Oct. 14, 1992, to replace retiring Judge Grant.
^ Voters removed Judge Lanphier from the bench in 1996.
^ Appointed Jan. 27, 1994, to replace Judge Shanahan, who resigned to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska .
^ Pilger, Lori. "Nebraska Supreme Court Justice John Wright dies following lengthy illness" . JournalStar.com . ^ Appointed Nov. 17, 1994, to replace retiring Judge Leslie Boslaugh.
^ Appointed April 20, 1995, to fill vacancy created when Judge C. Thomas White was named chief justice.
^ Appointed Jan. 27, 1997, to replace retiring Judge Farhnbruch.
^ Appointed Jan. 28, 1997, to fill vacancy created when voters removed Judge Lanphier from the bench.
^ Appointed chief justice Aug. 5, 1998, to replace retiring Chief Justice C. Thomas White.
^ Appointed Aug. 5, 1998, to replace retiring Judge Caporale.
^ Appointed April 26, 2012, to fill vacancy created by appointment of John M. Gerrard to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska .
^ "Nebraska Supreme Court judge resigned after ethics complaint; sexual comments emerge | State and Regional News | omaha.com" .^ Pilger, Lori. "Ricketts' pick for Nebraska Supreme Court 'operating on higher level,' colleague says" . JournalStar.com . ^ Johnson, Riley. "Newly appointed Lancaster County judge tapped for seat on Nebraska Supreme Court" . JournalStar.com .
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