Admitted
1974, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Court of Claims; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, B.A., 1970; Harvard Business School, M.B.A., 1974
Memberships
Nebraska State Bar Association; National Association of Attorneys (Member, General Executive Committee, 2002); Washington Legal Foundation (Member, Policy Advisory Board, 2001—); Federalist Society (Co-Chair, Federalism Subcommittee for Federalism and Separation of Powers, 2000—).
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Legal Counsel to the Governor of Nebraska, 1979-1983. Attorney General of Nebraska, 1991-2003.