Jason Bergevin
Jason Bergevin | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Jim Pillen |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey J. Funke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason Michael Bergevin 1974 (age 50–51) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Education | University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BS) Western New England University (JD) |
Jason Michael Bergevin[1] (born 1974)[2][3][4] is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court since 2025.[5]
Early life, education, and legal career
[edit]Bergevin attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for his undergraduate degree, graduating in 1997 with a degree in secondary education,[6] and Western New England University School of Law for his Juris Doctor, graduating in 2005.[7][8]
After graduating from law school, Bergevin worked as a deputy county attorney from 2005 to 2009 in Weld County, Colorado.[7] He later worked as an instructor of paralegal studies at Kaplan University and as a deputy county attorney in Lancaster County, Nebraska, from 2009 to 2011.[7] From 2011 to 2016, he served as an assistant staff to judge advocate in the United States Air Force Reserve and later, from 2016 to 2022, as a deputy staff judge advocate in the Nebraska Air National Guard. From 2015 to 2022, Bergevin served as an assistant attorney general in the office of the Nebraska Attorney General.[7][6]
In 2022, Nebraska governor Pete Ricketts appointed Bergevin to serve as a Nebraska district court judge in the fifth judicial district in Platte County, Nebraska.[7]
Nebraska Supreme Court tenure
[edit]On January 2, 2025, Governor Jim Pillen announced the appointment of Bergevin to the Nebraska Supreme Court to succeed Justice Jeffrey J. Funke, who was elevated to chief justice.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Polacek, Peggy (2016). "Nebraska Reports Volume CCLXXVIII" (PDF). State of Nebraska. p. xi. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "Lincoln attorneys appointed to district court judgeships". York News-Times. May 12, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
At the Attorney General's Office, Bergevin, 47, has assisted county attorneys across Nebraska...
- ^ "Births". Omaha World-Herald. June 12, 1974. p. 69. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "Patrick Joseph Bergevin". Good Shepherd Funeral and Cremation Services. October 26, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Wendling, Zach (January 2, 2025), "Pillen appoints associate justice to Nebraska Supreme Court", Nebraska Examiner, retrieved January 3, 2025
- ^ a b c Strimple, Laura (January 2, 2025). "Gov. Pillen Appoints Jason Bergevin as Associate Justice to the Nebraska Supreme Court". Governor of Nebraska. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Hon. Jason M. Bergevin". State of Nebraska Judicial Branch. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ Wendling, Zach (December 16, 2024). "Columbus judge finalist for Nebraska Supreme Court vacancy". Norfolk, NE Radio. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
External links
[edit]Statewide political officials of Nebraska | ||
|---|---|---|
| U.S. senators |  | |
| State government | ||
| Legislature |
| |
| Supreme Court |
| |
Current Nebraska Supreme Court justices | ||
|---|---|---|
|  | |