Lindsey Miller-Lerman

Lindsey Gale Miller-Lerman (born July 30, 1947) is a former justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Ben Nelson in 1998. She was the first woman to serve on the court. Miller-Lerman was retained in 2014 and 2020; she retired on October 31, 2025.

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), and Roberta Miller (née Levey).

She received a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Wellesley College where she was a classmate of Hillary Clinton. She and Clinton were both political science majors. After this time, Miller-Lerman and her husband moved from New York to Nebraska. Miller-Lerman worked part-time as a partner at Kutak Rock while she raised her children. This part-time agreement did not penalize Miller-Lerman's chances for promotion, which Miller-Lerman credited to senior partner Bob Kutak's influence. 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. She was retained in office in 2002 and 2008. Voting rights for former felons - Miller-Lerman joined a 5-2 decision in 2024 ruling that the Nebraska Secretary of State must allow former felons to register to vote.

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. Senator J. James Exon was one of her supporters. Janet Reno was eventually selected for the position.

In 2026, a portrait of her was placed in the Nebraska State Capitol’s “Lawyers Room”, making her the first woman to have a portrait there.

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.

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.

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