Honorable John E. Samson

2003 – present 

(Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, & Washington counties)

 

2007 – 2010 

 

1985 – 2003

Samson Law Office - Blair, NE

 

1983 – 1985

Huntel Systems, Inc., corporate counsel - Blair, NE

 

1981 – 1982, associate

1982 – 1983, partner

O’Hanlon Law Office - Blair, NE

 

1979 – 1981

O’Hanlon and Nelson Law Office, law clerk - Blair, NE

 

1997 – 2003

City Attorney - Blair, NE

 

1997 – 2003

Village Attorney - Washington, NE

 

1998 – 2003

Village Attorney - Herman, NE

 

1997 – 2003

Village Attorney - Kennard, NE

 

1988 – 1997

County Attorney - Blair, NE

 

1985 – 1987

 

1996, City of Omaha, NE

1995, Burt County, NE

1994, Burt County, NE

 

Death Penalty Litigation

Univ. of Mississippi School of Law – Search & Seizure Law

Chicago, IL – Prosecutor’s Trial Advocacy Course

Lawrence, KS – Intensive Trial Advocacy Program

Juris Doctorate

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

 

Nebraska State Bar Association

American Bar Association

Burt/Washington County Bar Association, 1981 – 2003 

Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, 1985 – 2003

Nebraska Land Title Association, 19985 – 2003

Nebraska Licensed Title Insurance Agent, 1985 – 2003

National District Attorney Association, past member

Nebraska Licensed Real Estate Abstractor, past member

Nebraska County Attorney Association, past member

 

Nebraska State Bar Association:

Real Estate Practice & Title Standards Committee, board member, 1999 – 2003 

Blair High School Mock Trial Team, coach, 2001, 2002, 2004

High School Mock Trial Program, Regional Coordinator for 6th Judicial District, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007

Judge for Local/Regional Competitions, 1990 – 2000

 

Judicial Resources Commission, District Court Representative, 2010-present 

Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, secretary, 2009 – present

Office of Dispute Resolution, Advisory Council, 2008 – present

Nebraska Parenting Act Fund Policy Committee, 2007 – present

Nebraska Family Mediator Standards Committee, Mediator Approval Sub-Committee, 2007 – present

 

Court Reporters’ Committee, chairperson, 2008 – present

 

Former member, 1985 – 1997 

 

Washington County Public Defender Policy Board, board member, 2002 – 2003

Blair Youth Sports Complex Association, Inc., director, 1999 – 2003 

Blair Area Chamber of Commerce:

Legislative Committee, former director & member, 1987 – 2003 

First Lutheran Church (ELCA), member, 1987 – present 

 

Lecture, “What Civil Court Judges Want You to Know,” National Business Institute, December, 2011

Lecturer, Estate Planning & Probate Seminar, NE Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 2003

Lecturer, Divorce Fundamentals Seminar, NE State Bar Association, 2001

Lecturer, County Attorney Seminar, NE County Attorney’s Association, 1991