U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the Eighth Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
| Judge | Appointed by | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph F. Bataillon | Clinton (D) | 1997 |
| John Melvin Gerrard | Obama (D) | 2012 |
| Robert F. Rossiter Jr. | Obama (D) | 2016 |
| Brian Craig Buescher | Trump (R) | 2019 |
| Susan Mason Bazis | Biden (D) | 2024 |
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Laurie Smith Camp | Bush (R) | 2001–2020 |
| Thomas Michael Shanahan | Clinton (D) | 1993–2011 |
| Richard George Kopf | Bush (R) | 1992–2025 |
| William G. Cambridge | Reagan (R) | 1988–2000 |
| Lyle Elmer Strom | Reagan (R) | 1985–2023 |
| C[larence] Arlen Beam | Reagan (R) | 1981–1987 |
| Albert Gerard Schatz | Nixon (R) | 1973–1985 |
| Robert Vernon Denney | Nixon (R) | 1971–1981 |
| Richard A. Dier | Nixon (R) | 1971–1972 |
| Warren Keith Urbom | Nixon (R) | 1970–2017 |
| Robert Van Pelt | Eisenhower (R) | 1957–1988 |
| Richard Earl Robinson | Eisenhower (R) | 1956–1991 |
| John Wayne Delehant | Roosevelt (D) | 1942–1972 |
| James A. Donohoe | Roosevelt (D) | 1933–1956 |
| Joseph William Woodrough | Wilson (D) | 1916–1933 |
| Thomas Charles Munger | Roosevelt (R) | 1907–1941 |
| William Henry Munger | Cleveland (D) | 1897–1915 |
| Elmer Scipio Dundy | Johnson (D) | 1868–1896 |
| William Douglas McHugh | Cleveland (D) | ?–1897 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1868.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.