Hon. Stephanie F. Stacy
Judgeship
2015 - present
Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District
Judge of the District Court, 3rd Judicial District
Experience
Private Practice of Law
1991 - 1993
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable David L. Piester, Magistrate Judge
Education
University of Nebraska College of Law, 1991
Juris Doctorate, With Distinction
Nebraska Law Review
National Moot Court Team
Allen Moot Court Board
Order of the Coif
University of Nebraska-Omaha, 1988
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice
Judicial/Law Related Activities
Nebraska Supreme Court Committees
Judicial Resources Commission, Chair 2016-Present
Nebraska Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission; Co-chair, 2017-Present; Chair of Planning Committee, 2016-2017
Nebraska Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Commission, Chair 2015-2018
Professional Affiliations
Nebraska State Bar Association, Member 1991-Present
Robert Van Pelt American Inns of Court, Master of the Bench, 2012-Present
Nebraska District Court Judges Association, 2011-2015
Lincoln Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2006-2009
Teaching & Publishing
University of Nebraska, College of Law
Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, 2010 - 2011
Adjunct Professor, Pretrial Litigation, 2005 – 2009
Group Leader, Professionalism and Ethics for new student orientation
Guest Lecturer on variety of topics involving litigation
Creighton University, School of Law
Guest Lecturer for new student orientation, 2018
Lecturer, Nebraska State Bar Association Appellate Practice Seminar, 2017, on how the Nebraska Supreme Court selects cases for its discretionary docket
Lecturer, New Judge Orientation for Nebraska Trial Court Judges, 2017, on self-represented litigants
Speaker, Nebraska State Bar Association 2017 Pro Bono Summit
Panelist, Nebraska State Bar Association 2017 Legal Diversity Summit, on judicial application process
The Nebraska Lawyer, Co-Author of a three-part series addressing the interplay between Medicare and personal injury litigation (March, May & September 2009)
Author, “Capitalist Punishment: The Wisdom & Propriety of Private Prisons” 70 Nebraska Law Review 900 (1991)
Honors and Awards
Strengthening Democracy Award, Outstanding Civic Health Partner, Nebraskans for Civic Reform, 2017
American Board of Trial Advocates, selected 2009
A national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and improvement of our jury system
Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow:
Selection to become a Fellow is based on the integrity and character of the lawyer/judge. Fellows are accredited by colleagues as leaders of the legal profession who contribute to the charitable and community education works of the Foundation.
Revised October 2018