Michael Heavican

Michael G. Heavican (born August 4, 1947)[3] is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nebraska. He was appointed to the court on October 2, 2006, by Governor Dave Heineman.

Michael Heavican
Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2, 2006
Preceded by	John V. Hendry
United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska
In office 2001–2006
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Thomas Monaghan[1]
Succeeded by	Joe Stecher[2]
Personal details
Born	August 4, 1947 Columbus, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BA, JD)

Early life and education

Heavican was born on August 4, 1947 in Columbus, Nebraska.[4] Heavican received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nebraska in 1969, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Law in 1974.

Career

Heavican's experience prior to joining the bench was exclusively as a state and then federal prosecutor. From 1975-1980, he was a Deputy Lancaster County Attorney. He became Chief Deputy Lancaster County Attorney in 1981, and then served as the Lancaster County Attorney from 1981-1991. He ran for Attorney General of Nebraska in 1990, but lost the Republican primary to Don Stenberg. In 1991, Heavican left state service to become an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska. After ten years with that office, he was appointed by newly elected President George W. Bush to be the United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska in 2001, a position he held until becoming Chief Justice of Nebraska.

References

1. "PN953 - Nomination of Michael G. Heavican for Department of Justice, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". www.congress.gov. September 14, 2001.
2. "PN475 - Nomination of Joe W. Stecher for Department of Justice, 110th Congress (2007-2008)". www.congress.gov. August 1, 2007.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Nebraska Blue Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

• "Nebraska Judicial Branch". Supreme Court Justices Michael G. Heavican. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)