Michael Heavican
{{Short description|American judge (born 1947)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Michael Heavican
|image = Michael Heavican US Attorney.jpg
|office = Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
|appointer = Dave Heineman
|term_start = October 2, 2006
|term_end = October 31, 2024
|predecessor = John V. Hendry
|successor = Jeffrey J. Funke
|office1 = United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska
|president1 = George W. Bush
|term_start1 = 2001
|term_end1 = 2006
|predecessor1 = Thomas Monaghan
|successor1 = Joe Stecher
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|8|4}}
|birth_place = Columbus, Nebraska, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BA, JD)
}}
Michael G. Heavican (born August 4, 1947){{cite web |url=http://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/bluebook/759-804.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-02-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222191842/http://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/bluebook/759-804.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-22 }} is an American lawyer who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nebraska from 2006 to 2024.
Early life and education
Heavican was born on August 4, 1947, in Columbus, Nebraska.{{cite web|title=Nebraska Blue Book|url=http://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/bluebook/751-796.pdf|accessdate=4 June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307014258/http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/bluebook/751-796.pdf|archivedate=7 March 2012}}
Heavican received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nebraska in 1969, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Law in 1974.
Career
Heavican's experience prior to joining the bench was exclusively as a state and then federal prosecutor. From 1975 to 1980, he was a Deputy Lancaster County Attorney. He became Chief Deputy Lancaster County Attorney in 1981, and then served as the Lancaster County Attorney from 1981 to 1991. He ran for Attorney General of Nebraska in 1990, but lost the Republican primary to Don Stenberg. In 1991, Heavican left state service to become an assistant United States attorney for the District of Nebraska. After ten years with that office, he was appointed by newly elected President George W. Bush to be the United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska in 2001, a position he held until becoming Chief Justice of Nebraska.{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/953 |title=PN953 - Nomination of Michael G. Heavican for Department of Justice, 107th Congress (2001-2002) |date=September 14, 2001 |website=www.congress.gov}}{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/110th-congress/475 |title=PN475 - Nomination of Joe W. Stecher for Department of Justice, 110th Congress (2007-2008) |date=August 1, 2007 |website=www.congress.gov}}
= Nebraska Supreme Court =
Heavican was appointed as chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court on October 2, 2006, by Governor Dave Heineman.{{Cite web |last=Walton |first=Don |date=September 20, 2006 |title=U.S. attorney Mike Heavican new Chief Justice |url=http://journalstar.com/news/local/u-s-attorney-mike-heavican-new-chief-justice/article_4331d9cd-4c2f-5b0e-a00f-a590a204cd09.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210085726/http://journalstar.com/news/local/u-s-attorney-mike-heavican-new-chief-justice/article_4331d9cd-4c2f-5b0e-a00f-a590a204cd09.html |archive-date=December 10, 2017 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=Lincoln Journal Star}} Heavican retired on October 31, 2024.{{Cite press release |title=Chief Justice Mike Heavican to Retire Late October |date=August 22, 2024 |publisher=State of Nebraska Judicial Branch |url=https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/administration/news/chief-justice-mike-heavican-retire-late-october |access-date=August 27, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|title=Nebraska Judicial Branch |work=Supreme Court Justices Michael G. Heavican |url=http://www.supremecourt.ne.gov/supreme-court/scjudges/heavican.shtml?sub1 |accessdate=February 10, 2008 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206092936/http://www.supremecourt.ne.gov/supreme-court/scjudges/heavican.shtml?sub1 |archivedate=February 6, 2008 }}
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