Michael Nelson (Nebraska)

Michael Nelson

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the District of Nebraska

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

7

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1988

Law

Creighton University School of Law, 1991

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Michael D. Nelson is a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He was first appointed to this position on June 30, 2017, and his current term will expire on June 29, 2025.

Previously, Nelson applied for a vacancy on the 4th County Court Judicial District in 2011. Governor Dave Heineman appointed Thomas K. Harmon to the seat on November 9, 2011.

Professional career

Prior to his judicial service, Nelson was a trial attorney in Omaha, Nebraska. He also served as an adjunct faculty member of the University of Nebraska-Omaha's school of criminology and criminal justice. He is a recipient of the school's Rising Star Award.

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
• United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
• News: 4th and 9th Judicial District nominees forwarded to Governor Heineman, October 20, 2011

External links

• U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Footnotes

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Nebraska courts

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Federal courts:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nebraska • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nebraska

State courts:

Nebraska Supreme Court • Nebraska Court of Appeals • Nebraska District Courts • Nebraska County Courts • Nebraska Separate Juvenile Courts • Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court • Nebraska Problem-Solving Courts

State resources:

Courts in Nebraska • Nebraska judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nebraska