Alan G. Gless
Alan G. Gless was a judge for the District 5 Court in Nebraska. He was appointed to the position in 1995, and he retired on September 1, 2013.[1][2][3]
Education
Alan Gless received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and his J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law.[1]
Career
Gless began his career in the summer of 1973 as a special assistant to the Bellevue City Attorney. He then worked for the Nebraska Department of Education in 1974 and 1975 before graduating from law school and starting his legal career as a private practice lawyer in Osceola, Nebraska. He worked in this capacity until 1980. During this time, he also worked as a city attorney (1977-1980) and county attorney (1979-1980) in Osceola. He was appointed judge of the County Court (5th Judicial District) in 1980 and was later promoted to district court judge in 1995.[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow
Associations
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Foundation
- Judicial Education Committee
- Child Support Guidelines Committee[1]
Elections
2010
Gless was retained to the District 5 Court with 66.56 percent of the vote in 2010.[4][5]
- See also: Nebraska judicial elections, 2010
2012 judicial performance evaluation
Every two years, the Nebraska State Bar Association compiles responses from lawyers to evaluate judges in the state. Subjects are rated in seven categories, then a determination is made for whether the judge should be retained. The seven categories considered are: legal analysis; impartiality; attentiveness; opinions; judicial temperament and demeanor; appropriate communication; and timeliness.
79.4 percent of respondents stated that Judge Gless should be retained in office. To read the full evaluation, see: Nebraska State Bar Association, 2012 Evaluation Results.
See also
External links
- State of Nebraska, Judicial Branch: Honorable Alan G. Gless, Biography
- State of Nebraska, Judicial Branch, Website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 State of Nebraska, Judicial Branch: Honorable Alan G. Gless, Biography
- ↑ State of Nebraska, Judicial Branch: List of Nebraska District Court Judges
- ↑ yorknewstimes.com, "District Judge Alan Gless to retire after 33 years," July 27, 2013
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, Judges running for retention
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
