Brian Silverman

Brian Silverman was a Nebraska District Courts judge for District 12, Nebraska. Silverman retired from the court on December 31, 2010, due to health issues. On June 23, 2011 Travis O'Gorman was chosen to fill Silverman's position.

Public reprimand

Silverman was publicly reprimanded by the Nebraska Commission on Judicial Qualifications for his “an impatient, discourteous, angry and condescending tone and demeanor” toward a man involved in a child custody case. The judge admitted his wrongdoing and the commission decided that no further punishment was warranted.

Footnotes

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