Robert F. Rossiter Jr.
| Robert Rossiter | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska | |
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Assumed office June 29, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Joseph Bataillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1956 (age 59–60) Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Purdue University, West Lafayette Creighton University |
Robert F. Rossiter Jr. (born 1956) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Biography
Rossiter received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1978 from Purdue University. He received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1981 from Creighton University School of Law. He was a law clerk for Judge Clarence Arlen Beam of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska from 1982 to 1983. From 1983 to 2016, he served at the Omaha, Nebraska, law firm of Fraser Stryker PC LLO, becoming a shareholder in 1987. He served on the firm's Management Committee from 2011 to 2016. He specialized in labor and employment litigation, primarily in federal court. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and is the immediate past State Chair of that organization.[1]
Federal judicial service
On June 11, 2015, President Obama nominated Rossiter to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, to the seat vacated by Judge Joseph F. Bataillon, who took senior status on October 3, 2014.[2][3] He received a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on September 30, 2015.[4] On October 29, 2015 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On June 27, 2016 the United States Senate voted 90-0 in favor of confirmation. He received his judicial commission on June 29, 2016.[6]
References
- ↑ "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, June 11, 2015
- ↑ Congressional Record for June 11, 2015
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, June 11, 2015
- ↑ "Nominations", United States Senate Judiciary Committee, September 30, 2015
- ↑ United States Senate Judiciary Committee: Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 29, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 2nd Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 111, June 27, 2016
External links
- Robert F. Rossiter Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Joseph Bataillon |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska 2016–present |
Incumbent |