Warren Urbom

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of Nebraska

Years in office: 1990 - 2017

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Years in office: 1970 - 1990

Successor:Richard Kopf (Nonpartisan)

Education

Bachelor's

Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1950

Law

University of Michigan Law School, 1953

Personal

Birthplace

Atlanta, NE

Warren Keith Urbom was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He joined the court in 1970 after being nominated by PresidentRichard Nixon. Urbom served as asenior federal judge from December 31, 1990, until his death on July 28, 2017.^[1][2]

Early life and education

A native ofAtlanta, Nebraska, Urbom earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1950 and hisJ.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

• 1970-2017:United States District Court for the District of Nebraska

• 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 PresidentRichard Nixon on March 11, 1970, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Nebraska vacated byRobert Van Pelt . Urbom was confirmed by theU.S. Senate onApril 23, 1970, and he received his commission onApril 24, 1970. Urbom served as thechief judge of the district court from 1972 to 1986. He elected to takesenior status beginning onDecember 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 JudgeRichard Kopf.

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
• United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit

External links

• Judge Urbom's biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Active judges	Chief Judge: Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.  •  Susan Bazis  •  Brian Buescher
Senior judges	John Gerrard  •  Joseph Bataillon  •
Magistrate judges	Michael Nelson (Nebraska)  •
Former Article III judges	Laurie Smith Camp  •  Richard Kopf  •  Lyle Strom  •  Warren Urbom  •  William Cambridge  •  Arlen Beam  •  Elmer Scipio Dundy  •  William Douglas McHugh  •  William Henry Munger  •  Thomas Charles Munger  •  Joseph William Woodrough  •  James Donohoe  •  Thomas Shanahan  •  John Delehant  •  Robert Denney  •  Richard Dier  •  Albert Schatz  •  Robert Van Pelt  •  Richard Robinson (Nebraska)  •
Former Chief judges	John Gerrard  •  Joseph Bataillon  •  Laurie Smith Camp  •  Richard Kopf  •  Lyle Strom  •  Warren Urbom  •  William Cambridge  •  Arlen Beam  •  James Donohoe  •  John Delehant  •  Richard Robinson (Nebraska)  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byGeorge H.W. Bush
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