Stephanie F. Stacy
Stephanie Stacy | |
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| Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office September 28, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Pete Ricketts |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Stephan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1962 |
| Education | University of Nebraska, Omaha (BS) University of Nebraska, Lincoln (JD) |
Stephanie Frazier Stacy (born April 23, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court since 2015. She previously served as a judge on the Lancaster County District Court from 2011 to 2015. Stacy was appointed to the state's supreme court by the Governor Pete Ricketts in August 2015.[1]
Education
[edit]Stacy completed a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha in 1988, and a Juris Doctor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1991.[2] She clerked for U.S. magistrate judge Dave Piester of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska in 1991–1993.[2]
Career
[edit]Stacy worked as an attorney in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1993 to 2011, rising to become a partner in the law firm Baylor, Evnen, Curtiss, Grimit & Witt LLP. She was a member of the Lincoln Bar Association's Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2009, and also taught law at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2005–2011 as an adjunct faculty member.[2]
In October 2011, Stacy was appointed by then-Governor Dave Heineman to serve as a judge on the District Court for Lancaster County, Nebraska, which encompasses Lincoln and surrounding areas.[3] Lancaster County voters retained Stacy on the district court bench in 2014 with 77.8% of the vote.[4]
Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Stacy to the Nebraska Supreme Court in 2015 to replace retiring justice Kenneth Stephan in representing the 1st Judicial District.[5] Stacy's appointment was announced on August 14, and she was sworn in on September 28, 2015.[1][5]
In 2018, Stacy was retained on the Nebraska Supreme Court with 81% of the vote.[6] She will face another retention election in 2024.[7] Because Nebraska's Supreme Court is divided into districts,[8] only Lancaster County voters are able to vote on her retention.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Judge Stephanie Stacy Appointed to Nebraska Supreme Court". WOWT 6 News. August 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c State of Nebraska Judicial Branch. "Honorable Stephanie F. Stacy".
- ^ Pilger, Lori (October 4, 2011). "Governor names 2 new district judges for Lancaster County". Lincoln Journal Star.
- ^ Stephanie Stacy at Ballotpedia
- ^ a b Stoddard, Martha (October 23, 2015). "Stephanie Stacy becomes second woman to sit on Nebraska Supreme Court". Omaha World-Herald.
- ^ "Stephanie Stacy". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "2024 Judicial Retention Election | Nebraska Judicial Branch". supremecourt.nebraska.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Supreme Court | Nebraska Judicial Branch". supremecourt.nebraska.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
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