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Lindsey Miller-Lerman | |
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| Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office September 1, 1998 | |
| Appointed by | Ben Nelson |
| Preceded by | Nick Caporale |
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| Born | Lindsey Gale Miller July 30,1947 Los Angeles,California,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Lindsey Gale Miller-Lerman (born July 30,1947) [1] is a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court,appointed by Governor Ben Nelson in 1998. [2] [3] She is the first woman to serve on the court. [4] Miller-Lerman was retained in 2014 and 2020;her term expires in 2026. [5] [6]
Miller-Lerman was born in Los Angeles,California,to father Avy Miller,an engineer who founded Laars-Engineers (which is now called Laars Heating Systems), [7] [8] and Roberta Miller (née Levey). [9]
She received a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Wellesley College [7] in 1968, [10] where she was a classmate of Hillary Clinton. [11] She and Clinton were both political science majors. [11]
After graduating from Wellesley,Miller-Lerman worked at a Cleveland legal aid clinic. [10] She obtained a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1973 and an Honorary Doctorate from the College of St. Mary in 1993. [2]
From 1973 to 1975,Miller-Lerman clerked for Judge Constance Baker Motley,a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. [12] [13] After this time,Miller-Lerman and her husband moved from New York to Nebraska. [10]
In 1976,Miller-Lerman joined the law firm of Kutak Rock &Huie,now Kutak Rock. [13] From 1976 to 1979,Miller-Lerman was an associate;from 1980 to 1992,she was a partner. She was at Kutak Rock until her appointment to the Nebraska Court of Appeals. [14] Miller-Lerman worked part-time as a partner at Kutak Rock while she raised her children. [15] This part-time agreement did not penalize Miller-Lerman's chances for promotion, [12] which Miller-Lerman credited to senior partner Bob Kutak's influence. [12] Her regular schedule was three days a week,but since Miller-Lerman specialized in litigation,her schedule was adjusted when she had cases that went to court. [12]
In 1992,Miller-Lerman was appointed as a judge in the Nebraska Court of Appeals. [16] She was the first woman in the state to serve on a court higher than the district court. After four years on the Nebraska Court of Appeals,Miller-Lerman became Chief Judge,a position she held from 1995 to 1998. [13]
In 1998,Miller-Lerman took office as a Nebraska Supreme Court Judge for District 2,replacing retiring Judge D. Nick Caporale. [2] [17] She was retained in office in 2002 and 2008. [2]
In 1993,Miller-Lerman's name was mentioned as being under consideration in the selection process for United States Attorney General during Bill Clinton's presidency. [20] Senator J. James Exon was one of her supporters. [21] Janet Reno was eventually selected for the position.
Miller-Lerman has been published in the following journals:Creighton Law Review;Litigation News &Notes; ABA Journal; The National Law Journal; Columbia Law Review; Wisconsin Law Review; Annals of Internal Medicine. [2]
Miller-Lerman was a member of the United States 1961 Maccabiah Games swimming team in Israel,where she won two gold medals and one silver medal. [7]
In 1969,Miller-Lerman married Dr. Stephen Lerman. [7] They had 2 children. The marriage ended in divorce. [10]
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