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1992 NSBA News 1 (1992)

handle is hein.barjournals/neblwr1992 and id is 1 raw text is: January 1992 Appellate Court judges take oath Jan. 31 Six lawyers appointed to Nebraska's new Intermediate Court of Appeals will take the oath of office Friday, Jan. 31. Hon. William C. Hastings, chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, will preside over the swearing- in ceremony scheduled at 1:30 p.m. in the East Senate Chambers at the State Capitol in Lincoln. Gov. E. Benjamin Nelson will also attend, welcoming the judges on behalf of the Nebraska citizenry. The new Appellate Court judges include: 1st District-Richard D. Sievers, chief judge (Lincoln). Originally from Scottsbluff, Sievers graduated from Kearney State College and has prac- ticed privately in Lincoln since receiving his law degree from UNL in 1972. He is 43 years old. 2nd District-Lindsay Miller- Lerman (Omaha). Miller-Lerman is the highest appointed woman judge in Nebraska history. The 43-year-old has practiced privately in Omaha since 1976. Originally from Los Angeles, Miller-Lerman earned degrees from Wellesley College in Massachusetts and the Columbia University School of Law in New York. 3rd District--Hon. Edward E. Hannon (O'Neill). The oldest of the Appellate Court judges, Hannon, 60, practiced law in O'Neill from 1960 until his appointment as a district court judge in 1983. Born in Omaha, he is a graduate of the Creighton University School of Law. 4tb District-John F Irwin (Papillion). At 39, Irwin is the youngest of the six judges, An Omaha native who received an undergraduate degree from UNO and a law degree from Creighton University, Irwin has been chief dep- uty county attorney for Sarpy County since 1981. 5tb District-William M. Connolly (Hastings). A former Adams County county attorney, Connolly has been in private practice in Hastings since 1973. Connolly was born in Omaha Gov. E. Benjamin Nelson of Lincoln introduces Nebraska's Appellate Court judges at a Dec. 11 statehouse press conference. and graduated from Creighton Uni- versity School of Law in 1963. The 53-year-old lawyer is a former mem- ber of the NSBA Executive Council and House of Delegates. 6tb District-John F. Wright (Scottsbluff). A native of Scottsbluff, Wright has been in private practice there since graduating from the UNL College of Law in 1970. He is 45 years old. Gov. E. Benjamin Nelson announced the appointments Dec. 11 after considering 35 names forwarded to him earlier by judicial nominating commissions. It is believed the first time a governor has appointed an entire court as opposed to individual judges. Cases pending Over 400 cases are pending in Appellate Court since its inception Sept. 6. The court was established when voters approved a constitu- tional amendment placed on the November 1990 ballot by the Nebraska Unicameral. House to consider legislative stance The NSBA House of Delegates convenes Jan. 31 to consider what positions if any the Bar shall take on pending legislation which impacts the administration of justice. Chair John 0. Sennett of Brokczn Bow will call the meeting to order at 9 a.m. in the ballroom of Lincoln's Cornhusker Hotel. It marks the first meeting for 16 delegates elected to the House in July 1991 balloting. The second session of the 92nd Nebraska Unicameral convened Jan. 8, with new bills introduced through Jan. 22. Over 460 unfinished bills carried over to this year's 60-day session from 1991. (continued on page 2) Issue 92-1

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