Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.
2016 - Present
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Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. is the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Rossiter was nominated for the position by President Barack Obama (D). He became chief judge in 2021. Prior to his elevation to the district court, he was a partner at the law firm of Fraser Stryker PC LLO.[1][2]
Early life and education
A native of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Rossiter earned his B.S. from Purdue University in 1978, and his J.D., cum laude, from Creighton University School of Law in 1981.[2]
Professional career
- 1999-Present: Adjunct faculty, Creighton University School of Law
- 1983-2016: Fraser Stryker PC LLO
- 2011-2016: Management Committee
- 1987-2016: Shareholder
- 1983-1987: Associate
- 1983-1987: Adjunct faculty, Creighton University School of Law
- 1982-1983: Law clerk, Hon. Arlen Beam, United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
- 1981-1982: Law clerk, Hon. Albert Schatz, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska[1][3][2]
Federal judicial nomination
District of Nebraska
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 382 days after nomination. |
| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Rossiter was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska by President Barack Obama on June 11, 2015, to succeed Judge Joseph Bataillon. The American Bar Association rated Rossiter Unanimously Qualified for the nomination.[4] Hearings on Rossiter's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 30, 2015, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on October 29, 2015. Rossiter was confirmed on a recorded 90-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on June 27, 2016, and he received his commission on June 29, 2016.[5][2]
Awards and Associations
Note: The awards and associations listed below are recorded as they appeared on Rossiter’s 2015 Senate judiciary questionnaire.
Awards
- 2003-Present: Listed in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers (Labor and Employment Band 1)
- 1995-Present: Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- 1995-Present: Regularly listed in “Best Lawyers in Omaha,” Omaha Magazine
- 1990-Present: Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
- 2009, 2014: Great Plains Super Lawyers – selected as one of the top 25 lawyers in the three state area of North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska, Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics
- 2013: Named Best Lawyers “Omaha Litigation – Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year”
- Selected to Super Lawyers
- 2011-2013: Employment and Labor and Employment Litigation: Defense
- 2012: Selected to Top 10 Nebraska Super Lawyers
- 2009: Employment and Labor and Employment Litigation: Defense
- 2007: Employment and Labor and Employment Litigation: Defense
- 2012: Named “Omaha Best Lawyers Employment Law – Management Lawyer of the Year”
- 2010: Named Best Lawyers “Omaha Best Lawyer Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year”
- 2007: Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- 2004: Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- 2001: Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation
- 1980-1981: Executive Editor, Creighton Law Review
- 1980: Inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society
Associations
- 2013-Present: Nebraska Lawyers Foundation
- 2014-Present: President
- 2013-Present: Member, Board of Directors
- 2002-Present: Eighth Circuit Bar Association
- 2003-2007: Representative, District of Nebraska
- 2003-2007: Member, Board of Directors
- 2005-2006: Member, Communications Committee
- 2003: Charter Member
- 1981-Present: American Bar Association
- 2001-Present: Member, Labor and Employment Law Section (EEO Committee)
- 2001-Present: Member, Litigation Section
- 1981-Present: Nebraska State Bar Association
- 2001-2002, 2013-Present: Executive Council
- 2014-Present: Liaison to Client Assistance Fund
- 2014-Present: Liaison to Publications Committee
- 1984-Present: Member, Labor and Employment Law Section
- 2012-Present: Legislation Subcommittee Chair
- 2003-2005: Chair
- 1994-2005: Executive Committee
- 2015-2016: In line to be president
- 2014-2015: President-Elect
- 2013-2014: President-Elect Designate
- House of Delegates
- 2007-Present: Legislation Committee
- 1990-Present: Elected Member
- 2001-2002: Chair, House of Delegates
- 2001-Present: Judicial Resources Committee
- 2007-Present: Member, Practice and Procedure Committee
- 2014: Ad Hoc Committee on Governance
- 2013-2014: Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Policy
- 2006-2007: Member, Nebraska Judicial Structure and Administrative Task Force
- 2000: Co-Chair, Annual Meeting Planning Committee
- 1981-1990: Member, Young Lawyers Section
- 1988-1989: Chair
- 1981-Present: Omaha Bar Association
- 2005-Present: Courts Committee
- 1984: Chair, Lawyers in the Schools Law Day Program
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
- United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
- Judge Rossiter's biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The White House, "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts," June 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Rossiter, Robert F., Jr.," accessed January 24, 2022
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfirm - ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominations, 114th Congress," accessed June 27, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 576 - Robert F. Rossiter Jr. — The Judiciary," accessed June 27, 2016
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