Dale E. Fahrnbruch
{{Short description|American judge (1924–2005)}}
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{{Infobox judge
| name = Dale Eugene Fahrnbruch
| office = Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
| term_start = 1987
| term_end = 1996
| appointer = Kay Orr
| predecessor = William C. Hastings
| successor = Kenneth C. Stephan{{cite news |title=Stephan sworn in as judge on state's Supreme Court |url=https://newspapers.com/image/297541540/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=Lincoln Journal Star |agency=Newspapers.com |date=11 March 1997 |location=Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America |page=1 |language=en}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|09|13}}
| birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|06|01|1924|09|13}}
| death_place = Lincoln, Nebraska
| education = University of Nebraska (AS)
University of Nebraska College of Law (B.S.)
Creighton University Law School (J.D.)
University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.)
| spouse = Margaret L. Fahrnbruch (née Hunt)
| allegiance = United States of America
| branch = United States Army
| serviceyears = 1942–1946
}}
Dale Eugene Fahrnbruch (September 13, 1924 – June 1, 2005) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from 1987 until his retirement in 1996.
Early life and education
Dale Eugene Fahrnbruch was born on September 13, 1924,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/297886037/ |last1=Mabin |first1=Butch |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=Lincoln Journal Star |title=Friends remember tough, fair jurist |agency=Newspapers.com |date=3 June 2005 |location=Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America |page=14 |language=en}} in Lincoln, Nebraska, and attended Lincoln High School. After high school, he served in World War II from 1942 to 1946 as a cryptographer in the Philippines.{{cite web|url= https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/Courts/ceremonial/fahrnbruch_memorial.pdf |title=In Memoriam: Justice Dale E. Fahrnbruch |location=Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America |author=Nebraska Supreme Court|date=November 8, 2005}} After the war, he graduated from the University of Nebraska with an associates degree in journalism. Subsequently, he attended the University of Nebraska College of Law and received a Bachelors of Science in law, then received his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 1951.{{cite news |title=Hunt-Fahrnbruch Nuptials |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/66312782/ |location=Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=Lincoln Journal Star |agency=Newspapers.com |date=5 July 1952 |page=3 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Mabin |first1=Butch |title=Supreme Court justice retiring |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/297523525/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America |agency=Newspapers.com |date=7 November 1996 |pages=1, 11 |language=en}} He also received a master of law from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville.
Career
After graduating, Fahrnbruch became the city editor of the Lincoln Journal Star. In 1952, he began working at the Lancaster County attorney's office, and was promoted to chief deputy in 1955. Four years later, he left the office and entered into private practice.
In 1972, Fahrnbruch became a judge in the Lancaster County District Court.
In 1987, Governor Kay Orr appointed Fahrnbruch to the Nebraska Supreme Court, succeeding Justice William C. Hastings, who was being promoted to chief justice.
Personal life and death
In 1952, Fahrnbruch married fellow Creighton University School of Law student Margaret L. Fahrnbruch (née Hunt), also an attorney. The couple had two children: Dan, who died in a car accident in 1994, and Rebecca.
Fahrnbruch retired from the Court in 1996, having served nine years. He died on June 1, 2005, at the age of 80, in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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|title=Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
|before=William C. Hastings
|after=Kenneth C. Stephan
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Category:People from Lincoln, Nebraska
Category:University of Nebraska College of Law alumni
Category:Creighton University School of Law alumni