Michael Heavican
Michael Heavican | |
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Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court | |
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Assumed office October 2, 2006 | |
Appointed by | Dave Heineman |
Preceded by | John V. Hendry |
United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska | |
In office 2001–2006 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Thomas Monaghan |
Succeeded by | Joe Stecher |
Personal details | |
Born | (1947-08-04) August 4, 1947 (age 77) Columbus, Nebraska, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BA, JD) |
Michael G. Heavican (born August 4, 1947)[1] 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.[2] Heavican received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nebraska in 1969, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Law in 1974.
Career
Heavican's experience prior to joining the bench was exclusively as a state and then federal prosecutor. From 1975 to 1980, he was a Deputy Lancaster County Attorney. He became Chief Deputy Lancaster County Attorney in 1981, and then served as the Lancaster County Attorney from 1981 to 1991. He ran for Attorney General of Nebraska in 1990, but lost the Republican primary to Don Stenberg. In 1991, Heavican left state service to become an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska. After ten years with that office, he was appointed by newly elected President George W. Bush to be the United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska in 2001, a position he held until becoming Chief Justice of Nebraska.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Nebraska Blue Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "PN953 - Nomination of Michael G. Heavican for Department of Justice, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". www.congress.gov. September 14, 2001.
- ^ "PN475 - Nomination of Joe W. Stecher for Department of Justice, 110th Congress (2007-2008)". www.congress.gov. August 1, 2007.
- "Nebraska Judicial Branch". Supreme Court Justices Michael G. Heavican. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
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Preceded by Thomas Monaghan | United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska 2001–2006 | Succeeded by Joe Stecher |
Preceded by | Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court 2006–present | Incumbent |
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- Jim Pillen, Governor
- Joe Kelly, Lieutenant Governor
- Bob Evnen, Secretary of State
- Mike Hilgers, Attorney General
- Tom Briese, Treasurer
- Mike Foley, Auditor
- Joe Kelly, President
- John Arch, Speaker
- Ray Aguilar, Executive Board Chair
- John Lowe, Executive Board Vice Chair
- Michael Heavican, Chief Justice
- Stephanie F. Stacy
- Lindsey Miller-Lerman
- William B. Cassel
- Jeffrey J. Funke
- Jonathan Papik
- John Freudenberg, Associate Justices
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