Background
Gordon, James Edward was born on September 5, 1946 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Robert Merle and Sarah Ida (Reingold) Gordon.
Gordon, James Edward was born on September 5, 1946 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Robert Merle and Sarah Ida (Reingold) Gordon.
University of Nebraska (Bachelor of Arts, 1972. Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1974).
Worked at DeMars, Gordon, Olson & Shively (Lincoln, North-East) specializing in Family Law, Civil Trials, Business Litigation, Federal Court Mediation, Family Law Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Nebraska and United States. District Court, District of Nebraska.
1989, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Member: Innocents Society. Order of Barristers; National Moot Court Team.
Rhodes Scholarship Finalist.
Delta Theta Phi. Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, County Court, Third Judicial District, 1989-1995. Chair, City of Lincoln Charter Revision Commission, 1987-1994.
Charter Member, Robert Van Pelt Inns of Court, 1987-1990. Leadership Lincoln Fellow, 1987-1988.
President, 1991-1992.
National Association for Community Leadership Distinguished Leadership Award, 1990. President, Legal Services of Southeast Nebraska, 1991-1993. Member: Lincoln (Trustee, 1989-1996, Secretary, 1992-1993, Vice President, 1993-1994, President, 1994-1995), Nebraska State (Member, House of Delegates, 1988.
Member, House Executive Committee, 1992.
Seminar Planning Chairman, 1990 and Director, 1992, Family Law Section. Secretary, 1994) and American Bar Associations.
Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation (Director, 1988-1994).
Military: NCO, United States. Army; C.I.B., R.V.N. Service Decorations, 1966-1968. Permanently Retired, 1973.
Member futures/planning committee Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Lincoln, since 1987. President Leadership Lincoln, 1989-1992, president Alumni Association, 1989-1991. Board directors Folsom Children's Zoo, Lincoln, since 1985, secretary, 1986, vice president, 1986-1987, president, since 1987.
Co-chairman bond issue committee Friends of Zoo, since 1988. Chairman charter revision commission City of Licoln, 1987-1988. Human rights committee Bethphage Care Home, 1983-1987.
Director Legal Superior vena cava syndrome Southeast Nebraska, 1988-1989. Board directors Make-a-Wish Foundation Nebraska, 1987-1994, treasurer, 1988-1997;board directors Make-A-Wish Foundation American, since 1992, nominations committee, 1990, chair board, 1994-1996. Served as sergeant United States Army, 1966-1969, Vietnam.
Member American Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association (family law committee since 1987, house of deals since 1988, investment committee of house of deals since 1988, planning Chairman family law section seminar 1990), Nebraska State Bar Foundation (director since 1988, chairman special.projects committee since 1990, fellow 1990), Lincoln Bar Association (co-chairman barristers' committee 1984-1989, judicial administration committee 1985-1997, lawyers in civic service committee 1988-1997, public relations committee since 1988, trustee 1989-1996), Association Trial Lawyers American, Nebraska Association Trial Attorneys, Lincoln Inns of Court (charter), Lincoln University Club (board directors 1983-1987, president 1985-1986), Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, DAV, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce (chairman transportation committee 1987-1989), U. Nebraska-Lincoln Innocents Society, Order of Barristers, Elks, Delta Theta Phi.
Married Pegi O. Pepper, July 20, 1974. Children: Micala Renee, Shannon Leigh.