Richard Sievers

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Richard Sievers

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Nebraska Court of Appeals District 1

Education

Bachelor's

Kearney State College, 1970

Law

University of Nebraska College of Law, 1972

Richard Sievers was a judge on the Nebraska Court of Appeals, representing the 1st District. Sievers took office in mid-December 1991 and from January 1992 to 1995, he was the chief judge.

Education

Judge Sievers graduated from Kearney State College in 1970 and received his J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1972.

Career

Before he became a judge, Sievers worked as a private practice attorney for 19 years in Lincoln.

Awards and associations

• Council member, National Advisory Council for the American Judicature Society
• Committee member, Nebraska Supreme Court’s Practice and Procedure Committee
• Member, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Board of Directors
• Member, Board of Directors for Legal Services of Southeast Nebraska
• Founding chairman, Nebraska Supreme Court Pro Se Litigation Committee
• Recipient, 2005 Outstanding Judge for Service to the Community, bestowed by the Nebraska Supreme Court

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.

84.7 percent of respondents stated that Judge Sievers should be retained in office. To read the full evaluation, see: Nebraska State Bar Association, 2012 Evaluation Results.

See also

• Nebraska Court of Appeals
• Nebraska

External links

• State of Nebraska Judicial Branch Website, "Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Districts," November 13, 2012.

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