卡尼 prosecutor appointed to Ninth Judicial District Court bench

李 was appointed Monday by Gov. 皮特特. The Ninth Judicial District consists of Buffalo and Hall counties. The primary place of office for the judicial position is Grand Island.

10月. 18在大岛, 李 and two other attorneys appeared before the Judicial Nominating 委员会 for District Court judge in the Ninth Judicial District. The other two applicants were Sarah Hinrichs of Hastings and John D. 科尔尼的冰雕. The commission forwarded the names of 李 and Hinrichs to the governor for consideration.

In his appearance before the commission, 李 said that he would move to Grand Island if appointed.

李, 37, has worked in the Buffalo County 律师’s Office as deputy county attorney since May 2011. In that capacity, he has prosecuted all levels of criminal cases. During the past decade, 李 has served as a special prosecutor on numerous occasions, including appointments in Adams, 道森, 卡尼 and Phelps counties. Additionally, 李 routinely has created and presented continuing education courses.

李 holds a bachelor’s degree in history 从 Nebraska Wesleyan and a Juris Doctor with a Certificate in the Litigation Concentration 从 Creighton University School of 法律. He is a member of the Nebraska 状态 Bar Association and was named its Outstanding Young 法律yer in 2018. Nebraska Mothers Against Drunk Driving presented him with its Hero Award in 2018.

李是其中一员, and recently completed his term as chair, of the Client Assistance Fund Board, to which he was appointed by the Nebraska Supreme Court. 主席, he worked with fellow members to receive, 审查, investigate and make determinations on claims of loss related to dishonest conduct by Nebraska attorneys. 李 also is a member of the Supreme Court’s Technology Committee.

李 is currently president of the Board of Directors of HelpCare Clinic, a safety net clinic serving the uninsured in Buffalo and 卡尼 counties. The clinic opened its doors to patients in 2015, and 李 has been on its board since 2019.

李 is also an alumnus of Leadership 卡尼 as a member of Class No. 23.