Susan M. Bazis Explained

Susan M. Bazis
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Term Start:April 10, 2024
Appointer:Joe Biden
Predecessor:John M. Gerrard
Office1:Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Term Start1:January 1, 2017
Term End1:April 10, 2024
Predecessor1:Thomas D. Thalken
Successor1:Ryan C. Carson
Birth Name:Susan Lillian Mason
Birth Place:Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Party:Republican[1]
Education:University of Nebraska Omaha (BS)
Creighton University (JD)

Susan Mason Bazis (born 1968)[2] is an American lawyer who has served United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska since 2024. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2017 to 2024.

Education

Bazis earned a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 1993.[3]

Career

From 1991 to 2001, she was an associate at Paragas Law Offices in Omaha.[4] From 1994 to 1996, she served as the assistant public defender in the Douglas County Public Defender's Office and from 1996 to 1999, she was an associate at Kelly, Lehan, & Hall, P.C. From 2001 to 2007, she was a solo practitioner. From 2007 to 2016, she served as a judge of the Douglas County Court including as the presiding judge from 2010 to 2013. In 2016, Governor Pete Ricketts considered appointing Bazis to the Nebraska Supreme Court, but nominated Judge Max J. Kelch instead.[5] From January 1, 2017 to 2024, she served as a United States magistrate judge of the District of Nebraska.[6] [7]

Federal judicial service

In January 2023, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer recommended Bazis to the Biden administration to be a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.[8] On December 19, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Bazis to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Her nomination received support from Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts.[9] On January 10, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Bazis to the seat vacated by Judge John M. Gerrard, who assumed senior status on February 6, 2023.[10] On January 24, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[11] On February 29, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 18–3 vote.[12] On April 8, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 68–18 vote.[13] On April 9, 2024, her nomination was confirmed by a 78–21 vote.[14] She received her judicial commission on April 10, 2024, and was sworn in on the same day.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Yeargain. Quinn. yeargain. 1737119754261868864. December 19, 2023. Looks that way! Rankin was elected as the Republican nominee for Park County Attorney in 1998 and 2002, and Bazis was identified as a Republican in 2006 when she was applying for a state district court position.. December 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 23, 2024.
  3. President Biden Names Forty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees . December 19, 2023 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . December 19, 2023.
  4. Web site: W. Randall Paragas - Nebraska State Bar Association. www.nebar.com.
  5. Web site: Sarpy County District Judge Max Kelch appointed to Nebraska Supreme Court. Joe Duggan / World-Herald. Bureau. February 4, 2016. Omaha World-Herald.
  6. Web site: Ristau . Reece . June 17, 2016 . Judge, Omaha lawyer to join state's federal bench . December 19, 2023 . Omaha World-Herald . en.
  7. Web site: Susan M. Bazis United States Courts . December 19, 2023 . www.uscourts.gov . en.
  8. Web site: Biden nominates Susan Bazis as federal judge in Nebraska.
  9. Fischer, Ricketts Applaud Nomination of Susan Bazis to U.S. District Court of Nebraska. fischer.senate.gov. December 19, 2023.
  10. Nominations Press Release Attached . January 10, 2024. The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  11. Web site: Nominations. January 23, 2024. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Washington, D.C..
  12. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 29, 2024. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 29, 2024.
  13. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Susan M. Bazis to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska). United States Senate. April 8, 2024. April 8, 2024.
  14. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Susan M. Bazis, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska). United States Senate. April 9, 2024. April 9, 2024.
  15. April 11, 2024. Susan M. Bazis Sworn In as Nebraska's Newest Federal District Judge. ned.uscourts.gov. May 25, 2024.

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