History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

24 judges have served since Apr 9, 1868. Now: Susan Mason Bazis DBrian Craig Buescher RRobert F. Rossiter, Jr. D.

Judges
24
13 R · 11 D
Longest tenure
34 years
Thomas Charles Munger
Current
2.5 years
Susan Mason Bazis, since Apr 10, 2024
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18801900192019401960198020002020Elmer Scipio Dundy · 1868-04-09 – 1896-10-28 · DemocratWilliam Douglas McHugh · 1896-11-20 – 1897-03-03 · DemocratThomas Charles Munger · 1907-03-01 – 1941-07-31 · RepublicanJohn Wayne Delehant · 1942-02-13 – 1957-04-30 · DemocratRobert Van Pelt · 1957-06-13 – 1970-05-05 · RepublicanRobert Vernon Denney · 1971-03-05 – 1981-04-16 · RepublicanC[larence] Arlen Beam · 1981-11-18 – 1987-11-09 · RepublicanWilliam G. Cambridge · 1988-06-06 – 2000-07-11 · RepublicanLaurie Smith Camp · 2001-10-24 – 2018-12-01 · RepublicanBrian Craig Buescher · 2019-08-06 – present · RepublicanWilliam Henry Munger · 1897-02-18 – 1915-08-11 · DemocratJoseph William Woodrough · 1916-04-03 – 1933-05-01 · DemocratRichard Earl Robinson · 1956-07-03 – 1972-01-07 · RepublicanAlbert Gerard Schatz · 1973-05-11 – 1985-04-30 · RepublicanLyle Elmer Strom · 1985-10-28 – 1995-11-02 · RepublicanJoseph F. Bataillon · 1997-09-18 – 2014-10-03 · DemocratRobert F. Rossiter, Jr. · 2016-06-29 – present · DemocratJames A. Donohoe · 1933-04-27 – 1956-02-26 · DemocratWarren Keith Urbom · 1970-04-24 – 1990-12-31 · RepublicanRichard George Kopf · 1992-05-26 – 2011-12-01 · RepublicanJohn Melvin Gerrard · 2012-02-06 – 2023-02-06 · DemocratSusan Mason Bazis · 2024-04-10 – present · DemocratRichard A. Dier · 1971-12-09 – 1972-12-07 · RepublicanThomas Michael Shanahan · 1993-11-22 – 2004-05-05 · Democrat
Susan Mason Bazis D
Apr 10, 2024 – present · 2.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 78–21
Brian Craig Buescher R
Aug 6, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–40
Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. D
Jun 29, 2016 – present · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 90–0
John Melvin Gerrard D
Feb 6, 2012 – Feb 6, 2023 · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Feb 6, 2023 · confirmed 74–16
Laurie Smith Camp R
Oct 24, 2001 – Dec 1, 2018 · 17 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 1, 2018 · confirmed 100–0
Joseph F. Bataillon D
Sep 18, 1997 – Oct 3, 2014 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 3, 2014 · confirmed 100–0
Thomas Michael Shanahan D
Nov 22, 1993 – May 5, 2004 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status May 5, 2004
Richard George Kopf R
May 26, 1992 – Dec 1, 2011 · 20 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Dec 1, 2011
William G. Cambridge R
Jun 6, 1988 – Jul 11, 2000 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Lyle Elmer Strom R
Oct 28, 1985 – Nov 2, 1995 · 10 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 2, 1995
C[larence] Arlen Beam R
Nov 18, 1981 – Nov 9, 1987 · 6 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Albert Gerard Schatz R
May 11, 1973 – Apr 30, 1985 · 12 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Richard A. Dier R
Dec 9, 1971 – Dec 7, 1972 · 12 months · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Robert Vernon Denney R
Mar 5, 1971 – Apr 16, 1981 · 10 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Apr 16, 1981
Warren Keith Urbom R
Apr 24, 1970 – Dec 31, 1990 · 21 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Dec 31, 1990
Robert Van Pelt R
Jun 13, 1957 – May 5, 1970 · 13 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status May 5, 1970
Richard Earl Robinson R
Jul 3, 1956 – Jan 7, 1972 · 16 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Jan 7, 1972
John Wayne Delehant D
Feb 13, 1942 – Apr 30, 1957 · 15 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Apr 30, 1957
James A. Donohoe D
Apr 27, 1933 – Feb 26, 1956 · 23 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph William Woodrough D
Apr 3, 1916 – May 1, 1933 · 17 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Charles Munger R
Mar 1, 1907 – Jul 31, 1941 · 34 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · senior status Jul 31, 1941
William Henry Munger D
Feb 18, 1897 – Aug 11, 1915 · 18 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
William Douglas McHugh D
Nov 20, 1896 – Mar 3, 1897 · 3 months · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Elmer Scipio Dundy D
Apr 9, 1868 – Oct 28, 1896 · 29 years · appointed by Andrew Johnson

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.