Lindsey Miller-Lerman

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Early life

Miller-Lerman was born in Los Angeles, California, to father Avy Miller, an engineer who founded Laars-Engineers (which is now called Laars Heating Systems),[6][7] and Roberta Miller (née Levey).[8]

She received a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Wellesley College[6] in 1968,[9] where she was a classmate of Hillary Clinton.[10] She and Clinton were both political science majors.[10]

After graduating from Wellesley, Miller-Lerman worked at a Cleveland legal aid clinic.[9] She obtained a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1973 and an Honorary Doctorate from the College of St. Mary in 1993.[11]

Career

From 1973 to 1975, Miller-Lerman clerked for Judge Constance Baker Motley, a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.[12][13] After this time, Miller-Lerman and her husband moved from New York to Nebraska.[9]

Private practice

In 1976, Miller-Lerman joined the law firm of Kutak Rock & Huie, now Kutak Rock.[13] From 1976 to 1979, Miller-Lerman was an associate; from 1980 to 1992, she was a partner. She was at Kutak Rock until her appointment to the Nebraska Court of Appeals.[14] Miller-Lerman worked part-time as a partner at Kutak Rock while she raised her children.[15] This part-time agreement did not penalize Miller-Lerman's chances for promotion,[12] which Miller-Lerman credited to senior partner Bob Kutak's influence.[12] Her regular schedule was three days a week, but since Miller-Lerman specialized in litigation, her schedule was adjusted when she had cases that went to court.[12]

Judgeship

In 1992, Miller-Lerman was appointed as a judge in the Nebraska Court of Appeals.[16] She was the first woman in the state to serve on a court higher than the district court. After four years on the Nebraska Court of Appeals, Miller-Lerman became Chief Judge, a position she held from 1995 to 1998.[13]

In 1998, Miller-Lerman took office as a Nebraska Supreme Court Judge for District 2, replacing retiring Judge D. Nick Caporale.[11][17] She was retained in office in 2002 and 2008.[11]

Notable cases

  • Voting rights for former felons - Miller-Lerman joined a 5-2 decision ruling that the Nebraska Secretary of State must allow former felons to register to vote. [19]

Other

In 1993, Miller-Lerman's name was mentioned as being under consideration in the selection process for United States Attorney General during Bill Clinton's presidency.[20] Senator J. James Exon was one of her supporters.[21] Janet Reno was eventually selected for the position.

Publication

Miller-Lerman has been published in the following journals: Creighton Law Review; Litigation News & Notes; ABA Journal; The National Law Journal; Columbia Law Review; Wisconsin Law Review; Annals of Internal Medicine.[11]

Personal life

Miller-Lerman was a member of the United States 1961 Maccabiah Games swimming team in Israel, where she won two gold medals and one silver medal.[6]

In 1969, Miller-Lerman married Dr. Stephen Lerman.[6] They had 2 children. The marriage ended in divorce.[9]

See also

References

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