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National Center for the State Courts, Salary Comparisons, Nebraska. History of the court Oliver Perry Mason, first Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court 1850s to 1970s. Nebraska's original Supreme Court, referred to as the Territorial Supreme Court, was established following the Kansas–Nebraska Act in May 1854. Fifteen male judges ...
Courts of Nebraska include: State courts of Nebraska. Nebraska Supreme Court [1] Nebraska Court of Appeals [2] Nebraska District Courts (12 districts) [3] Nebraska County Courts (93 courts, one for each county) [4] Nebraska Juvenile Courts [5] Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court [6] Nebraska Problem-Solving Courts and Drug Courts [7]
Meyer v. Nebraska. Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390 (1923), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held that the "Siman Act", a 1919 Nebraska law prohibiting the use of minority languages as the medium of instruction in the schools, violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. [1]
Biden v. Nebraska, 600 U.S. 477 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case related to the forgiveness of federal student loans by the Biden administration in 2022, challenged by multiple states. The Supreme Court's ruling was issued on June 30, 2023, ruling 6–3 that the Secretary of Education did not have the power to waive student loans ...
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. Chief Justice. Began service. Ended service. Seat/district. Appointed by. Oliver P. Mason.
Michael G. Heavican (born August 4, 1947) is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nebraska. He was appointed to the court on October 2, 2006, by Governor Dave Heineman. Early life and education. Heavican was born on August 4, 1947, in Columbus, Nebraska. Heavican received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nebraska in 1969, and ...
Kenneth C. Stephan (born October 8, 1946) [1] is a former justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Ben Nelson in 1997. He received both his B.A. and his J.D. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He worked as a private practice attorney from 1973 until he was appointed to the court.
John Melvin Gerrard. ( 1953-11-02) November 2, 1953 (age 70) Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S. Education. Nebraska Wesleyan University ( BS) University of Arizona ( MPA) University of the Pacific ( JD) John Melvin Gerrard (born November 2, 1953) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska .