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Warren Urbom
Warren Keith Urbom was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He joined the court in 1970 after being nominated by President Richard Nixon. Urbom served as a senior federal judge from December 31, 1990, until his death on July 28, 2017.[1][2]
Early life and education
A native of Atlanta, Nebraska, Urbom earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1950 and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1953.[1]
Military service
Urbom served as a technical sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946.[1]
Professional career
- 1990-2017: Senior judge
- 1970-1990: Judge
- 1979-1990: Adjunct faculty, University of Nebraska College of Law
- 1953-1970: Private practice, Lincoln, Neb.[1]
Judicial career
District of Nebraska
Urbom was nominated by President Richard Nixon on March 11, 1970, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska vacated by Robert Van Pelt . Urbom was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 23, 1970, and he received his commission on April 24, 1970. Urbom served as the chief judge of the district court from 1972 to 1986. He elected to take senior status beginning on December 31, 1990, and served as a senior federal judge until his death on July 28, 2017.[1][2] He was succeeded in his active judicial position by Judge Richard Kopf.
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
- United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Van Pelt |
District of Nebraska 1970–1990 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Richard Kopf
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
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
