Nebraska District Court Judge Travis P. O’Gorman of Alliance, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on December 3, 2021.

O’Gorman heard arguments in Nieveen v. Tax 106, a case where Legal Aid of Nebraska argues that a woman was denied her property rights.

He sat in place of Justice Stephanie Stacy, who was recused from the case. The Court session was held in the Supreme Court Courtroom of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln.

Seven justices make up the Nebraska Supreme Court: Chief Justice Mike Heavican and six associate justices. On occasion, a justice must recuse him or herself from a case, and a judge from a district court or the Court of Appeals is asked to sit with the Supreme Court.  

The December 3, 2021, oral arguments can be viewed on the Court’s archive: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/supreme-court/oral-argument-archive

Note to News Reporters:

• Judicial Profile for Judge Travis O’Gorman
• Background on the Supreme Court 
• Justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court

Case summary:  

S-21-0364, Sandra K. Nieveen (Appellant) v. Tax 106, et al. 

Screen shot from argument session on Nebraska Public Media

[Journalists: if the screen shot is too small, you may want to click on the argument session and snip the final argument where Judge O’Gorman is participating --https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/supreme-court/oral-argument-archive]

PHOTO:  (L to R) Justice Jonathan Papik, Judge Travis O’Gorman, Chief Justice Mike Heavican, Justice William Cassel, Justice Jeff Funke, and Justice John Freudenberg with Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman participating via video conferencing. Arguing before the Court is Mark T. Bestul. Recording Court arguments is Nate Dobbs.