Nebraska Judicial Profile 2012

Honorable John P. Icenogle

Judgeship 1990-present Judge of the District Court, 9th Judicial District (Buffalo & Hall Counties) 1976-1990 Judge of the County Court, former 12th Judicial District (Buffalo & Hall Counties) 2006-present Judge of the Central Nebraska Adult Drug Court, District Court (Buffalo County) Education Tulane University, 1974 Columbia University, 1971 Professional Affiliations Nebraska State Bar Association Nebraska State Bar Foundation Community Corrections Council Vice-chair, 2003-2010 Nebraska Supreme Court Committees Legislative-Judicial Visit Program, 2008 Judicial Representative Community Corrections Council, member, 2003-present Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee, 2001-2008 Nebraska Judicial Council, former member Nebraska District Judges Association Former president Education Committee, co-chair, 1995-2008 Nebraska County Judges Association Former President, 1986-1987 Instituted Drug Court Program for Buffalo County Juris Doctorate Bachelor of Arts

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5th Graders Job Shadow, Annual Host in Conjunction with

Clerk of the District Court, 2003-present

Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association, former President Governors Childrens Task Force, 2003 Honors and Awards Nominated to serve as Chief Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court, 2006 2003 Nebraska Supreme Court Outstanding Judge, for improvement of the Judicial System; is the highest honor given by the Chief Justice to recognize members of the judiciary for meritorious projects and exemplary accomplishments that enhance the vision of justice within Nebraska communities. Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow: is based on the integrity and character of the lawyer/judge. Fellows are accredited by colleagues as leaders of the legal profession who contribute to charitable works and community education. Membership recognizes established legal professions dedicated to improving the administration of justice. Foster Care Review Board Appreciation Awards, 1995 & 2003 Teaching & Publishing Co-Authored judicial procedures manual for Grand Juries in Nebraska Courts, 2012 2010, Testified before Legislative Committee hearing 2009, panel speaker, Nebraska Press Association Annual Convention 2008, Judicial Branch Education Advisory committee, Curriculum Development 2007, helped formulate a curriculum with the National Judicial College that would serve as a best practices seminar for trying capital murder cases 2005, At request of Congressman Tom Osborn, testified before the Congressional Education and Workforce Committee on the The Impact of methamphetamine Abuse on Families and Children 1988, Designed the training program for the Judiciary, How to Recognize and Treat Sexual Abuse Publications and Speeches: Keynote Speaker, National Foster Care Review Association Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City, 1993 Presenter NSBA Probate Seminar 1989

Presenter Nebraska Foster Home Association, 1989 Presenter Nebraska County Attorneys Association, 1986, 1990, 2002 Presenter Clerk-Magistrates Seminars, 1989, 1992 Presenter Nebraska Sexual Abuse Symposium, 1990 Presenter NSBA Guardian Ad Litem Seminars, 1989, 1990 Presenter Nebraska Child Support Enforcement Association, 1997, 2002 Presenter, NSBA Family Law Seminars, 2001, 2003, 2012 Author, Sixth Amendment Right to Court-Appointed Counsel for Indigents (Argersinger v. Hamlin) 47 Tul. L. Rev. 446 (1973) Author, Economic Development of Indian Reservations: Increasing Tribal Participation, Limiting Federal Control, 48 Tul. L. Rev. 649 (1974) Adjunct Instructor, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1985-1993 Other Activities: Elder, First Presbyterian Church of Kearney Past Director and current Honorary Director, Campus House Girls Group Home Honors: Award of Appreciation, Nebraska Foster Care Review Board, 1985 Award of Appreciation, Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association for Contribution made to Nebraska Youth, 1989 Certificate of Recognition from the State Justice Institute and the Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition for Assisting and Supporting Cultural Diversity Training for Nebraska Trial Judges, 1993