IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
IN RE: THE APPOINTMENT OF A
MERIT SELECTION PANEL TO MAKE GENERAL ORDER NO. 2024-04
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
THE APPOINTMENT OF A UNITED
STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Magistrate Judge Susan M. Bazis was appointed as a United States District Judge
on April 10, 2024. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 631(b)(5) (“the statute”) and the regulations of
the Judicial Conference of the United States governing such matters (“the regulations”),
the district judges of this Court have agreed to create a merit selection panel for the purpose
of making recommendations to the Court regarding the appointment of Magistrate Bazis’s
successor.
IT IS ORDERED:
1. A merit selection panel is appointed, consisting of the following persons:
Dean Joshua P. Fershee Ruth A. Horvatich
Creighton University School of Law McGrath North
Attorney Member Attorney Member
Stephen S. Gealy
Baylor, Evnen, Wolfe Danielle C. Jefferis
& Tannehill, LLP Assistant Professor of Law
Attorney Member University of Nebraska College
of Law
Attorney Member
Richard L. Herink
Community Member
Paul D. Kratz Yvonne D. Sosa
Community Member Assistant Federal Public Defender
Attorney Member
Susan T. Lehr
United States Attorney
Attorney Member Jennifer Turco Meyer
Dyer Law
Attorney Member
Rodrigo Lopez, CMB
Chairman, AmeriSphere Companies
Community Member
2. Dean Joshua P. Fershee is the panel chairperson.
3. The panel will perform the duties and have the powers provided by the
statute, the regulations, this order, and such instructions as may be provided
by Chief Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. that are not inconsistent with the
statute and regulations.
4. All panel members have been advised in writing that in order for a former
merit selection panel member to be considered for a magistrate judge
position, one year must have elapsed between the application deadline for
the position and the earlier of: 1) the date when the panel on which the former
member served submitted its report to the court, or 2) the date when the
former member resigned from the panel. Guide to Judiciary Policy,
Volume 3, Chapter 4, §§ 420.30.10(d) and 420.30.20(d).
5. After the Court has given published notice as required by law, but on or
before July 15, 2024, the panel will make a written confidential
recommendation to the Court identifying the names of the five persons it has
determined to be most qualified.
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Dated this 16th day of April 2024.
BY THE COURT:
Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.
Chief United States District Judge
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