John M. Gerrard

John Melvin Gerrard (born November 2, 1953) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

Education and legal career

Gerrard graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Science in 1976; from the University of Arizona with a Masters in Public Administration in 1977; and from McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific with a Juris Doctor in 1981. He is a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. from 1981 to 1995, he was in private practice in Norfolk, Nebraska and from 1982 to 1995 he was city attorney for Battle Creek, Nebraska. At age 41, Gerrard was the youngest ever appointee to the Nebraska Supreme Court. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported Gerrard's nomination to the Senate floor on October 13, 2011. The Senate confirmed Gerrard's nomination on January 23, 2012, by a 74–16 vote. He received his commission on February 6.