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Five Omaha lawyers to fill vacancies in Douglas County

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The Judicial Update


July 6, 2011

Nebraska: On Friday June 24, Governor Dave Heineman appointed five Omaha lawyers to fill vacancies on the Nebraska Court of Appeals and in Douglas County.

Nebraska Court of Appeals

District Court

  • Burns worked with the Douglas County Public Defender’s Office for 26 years.
  • He earned his law degree in 1984 from Creighton Law School.[3]
  • Dougherty practiced with the small Omaha firm of Koukol, Johnson & Dougherty.
  • She earned her law degree in 1987 from Creighton Law School.[3]
They will fill vacancies created by the retirements of Judges Gerald Moran and Patricia Lamberty.[3]

County Court

  • Lohaus practiced as an attorney with Gross & Welch.
  • She is a 1990 graduate of Creighton Law School[3]
  • Keim worked as an assistant Omaha city prosecutor since 2004.
  • She worked as an assistant Douglas County public defender from 1999 to 2004.
  • She is a 1999 graduate of Creighton Law School.[3]
They will fill vacancies created by the retirements of Thomas McQuade and Stephen Swartz.[3]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Associated Press, "Appeals court judge passes away at age 72 ," April 17, 2011
  2. ↑ WORLD-HERALD, "Carlson was good judge, man," April 18, 2011
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Omaha World Herald "5 Omahans appointed to bench" June 25, 2011 (dead link)
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