Robert F. Rossiter Jr. Explained

Robert F. Rossiter Jr.
Office:	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Term Start:	July 15, 2021
Predecessor:	John M. Gerrard
Office1:	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Term Start1:	June 29, 2016
Appointer1:	Barack Obama
Predecessor1:	Joseph Bataillon
Birth Name:	Robert Francis Rossiter Jr.
Birth Date:	16 July 1956
Education:	Purdue University (BS) Creighton University (JD)

Robert Francis Rossiter Jr. (born July 16, 1956) is the Chief 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 C. Arlen Beam of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska from 1982 to 1983. From 1983 to 2016, he worked 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 (Judicial) in the American College of Trial Lawyers and is the past state chair of that organization.^[1] He has served as adjunct faculty for Creighton University School of Law from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1999–present.

Federal judicial service

On June 11, 2015, President Barack 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 Bataillon, who assumed 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 confirmed his nomination by a 90–0 vote.^[6] He received his judicial commission on June 29, 2016. He became chief judge on July 15, 2021.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 11 June 2015.
2. Web site: Congressional Record. www.congress.gov.
3. Web site: Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 11 June 2015.
4. Web site: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. www.judiciary.senate.gov.
5. Web site: United States Senate Judiciary Committee: Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 29, 2015.
6. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., of Nebraska, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska). www.senate.gov.
7. Web site: Kellogg . Kelli . July 15, 2021 . U.S. District Court names new chief judge for District of Nebraska . July 20, 2021 . www.wowt.com . en.
8. Web site: District Court for the District of Nebraska Names The Honorable Robert F. Rossitier Jr, Next Chief Judge. United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. July 14, 2021. July 20, 2021.