Brian C. Buescher

Brian Craig Buescher (born January 16, 1975) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

Brian C. Buescher
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Assumed office
August 6, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byLaurie Smith Camp
Personal details
Born (1975-01-16) January 16, 1975
Beatrice, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln (BA)
Georgetown University Law Center (JD)

Early life and education

Buescher was born on January 16, 1975, in Beatrice, Nebraska[1] and was raised on a farm near Deweese, Nebraska.[2] He graduated valedictorian from Sandy Creek High School near Fairfield, Nebraska in 1993.[2] He received his Bachelor of Arts with honors and high distinction in economics and political science from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1997.[2] At UNL, Buescher graduated Phi Beta Kappa and as a Chancellor's Scholar, earning a cumulative 4.0 grade point average.[2] He also served as President of the University of Nebraska Chancellor's Senior Honorary, the Society of Innocents.[2] Buescher received his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2000.[3] At Georgetown Law, Buescher served as Editor-in-Chief of The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vice President of the Georgetown University Law Center Student Bar Association, and he received the St. Thomas More Award for his outstanding publication in legal ethics.[2]

After graduating from law school, Buescher joined the Omaha, Nebraska office of Kutak Rock LLP as an associate. He became a partner in 2007. At Kutak Rock, he led the firm's agribusiness litigation practice, with extensive experience in agribusiness, environmental, food law, real estate, product liability, class action, banking, and insurance litigation matters. Buescher served as the Chair of both the Nebraska Bar Association's Agricultural and Environmental Law Sections. In 2004, Buescher served as a prosecutor for Douglas County and Omaha while still working at Kutak Rock.[3] He received the Excellence in Agricultural Law Award for private practice from the American Agricultural Law Association in 2017.[2] He left Kutak Rock in 2019 after being appointed and confirmed as a federal judge.

Political campaigns

In 2009, Buescher unsuccessfully ran for the Omaha City Council.

In 2014, Buescher unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Nebraska.[3]

Federal judicial service

On October 10, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Buescher to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. On November 13, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Buescher to the seat vacated by Judge Laurie Smith Camp, who took senior status on December 1, 2018.[4] On November 28, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] During the hearing, Sens. Kamala Harris and Mazie Hirono questioned Buescher about his membership in the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal Catholic charitable organization, which they alleged has "taken a number of extreme positions." The senators were then criticized by Sen. Orrin Hatch and others for "imposing religious tests on Federal judicial nominees," a potential violation of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution.[6]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Buescher for a federal judgeship.[7] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[8] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[9] On July 24, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a vote of 52–39.[10] Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 51–40.[11] He received his judicial commission on August 6, 2019.

Electoral history
2009
Omaha City Council — 3rd District Primary — April 7, 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Chris Jerram 1,402 23.41%
Nonpartisan Chip Maxwell 1,373 22.93%
Nonpartisan Brian C. Buescher 1,276 21.31%
Nonpartisan Crystal Rhoades 1,198 20.01%
Nonpartisan Jim Farho 570 9.52%
Nonpartisan Steve Cross 145 2.42%
Nonpartisan Write-ins 24 0.40%
Total votes 5,988 100.00%
Runoff election
2014
Nebraska Attorney General Republican Primary, May 13, 2014[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Peterson 67,578 35.65%
Republican Brian C. Buescher 48,316 25.49%
Republican Mike Hilgers 43,371 22.88%
Republican Pete Pirsch 30,321 15.99%
Plurality 19,262 10.16%
Total votes 189,586 100.00%

References
  1. Voruganti, Harsh (November 28, 2018). "Brian Buescher – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska". The Vetting Room. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. "Buescher, Brian C. | District of Nebraska | United States District Court". www.ned.uscourts.gov. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Twenty Six Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House.
  5. "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
  6. "Kamala Harris, Mazie Hirono target Brian Buescher Knights of Columbus membership". AP NEWS. December 30, 2018.
  7. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees". The White House.
  8. "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House.
  9. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
  10. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov.
  11. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov.
  12. "Official Report – Primary Election – April 7, 2009". Douglas County, Nebraska. April 17, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  13. "Official Report – Primary Election – May 13, 2014" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State of Nebraska. Government of Nebraska. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Laurie Smith Camp		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
2019–present		 Incumbent
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