Nebraska Judicial Profile 2010

Honorable Alan G. Gless

Judgeship 1995 present Judge of the District Court, 5th Judicial District (Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Seward, & York counties) 1980 1995 Judge of the County Court, 5th Judicial District (Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Seward, & York counties) 1979 1980 County Attorneys Office, county attorney 1977 1980 City Attorneys Office, city attorney 1975 1980 Private practice of law 1974 1975 Nebraska Department of Education Summer, 1973 Special Assistant to City Attorney Osceola, NE

Saunders,

Saunders, Experience

Osceola, NE

Osceola, NE

Lincoln, NE

Bellevue, NE

Education

Continuing Legal Education

University of Nebraska College of Law, 1975 Juris Doctorate University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1971 Bachelor of Arts University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Arts & Sciences Majors: Political Science and German Minors: English and History National Judicial College, Reno, NV: Judicial Educator Training, 1989 & 1992 Decision Making Skills, 1983

Special Jurisdiction General Course, 1981 American Academy of judicial Education: Judicial Reasoning, 1996 Clear & Effective Writing for Trial Judges, 1993 Sources of Law, 1991 Rule of Law and Justice, 1990 The Many Roles of a Judge & Judicial Liability, 1989 Philosophical Ethics & Judicial Decision Making, 1988 A Judges Philosophy of Law, 1987 Search & Seizure, 1984 Hearsay, 1984 AAJE diploma in Humanities & Judging, 1991

Judicial/Law Related Activities

Professional Affiliations Nebraska State Bar Association Nebraska State Bar Foundation Nebraska State Bar/Local Attorney Association Committees Nebraska State Bar Association: Member, 2007 Judicial Structure & Administration Task Force Committee on Ethics, 1996 1998 Committee on Procedure, 1978 1979 Nebraska State Bar Foundation: Ethics & Professionalism Committee, 1998 2002 Grants & Research Committee, 1993 2000 Elected 1992 Nebraska Supreme Court Committees Maintaining, Revising & Updating Nebraska Trial Court Child Support Calculation Program, 2003-2009 Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Practice and Procedure 1987 1992 Nebraska Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee 1988 - 1992 Drafting sub-committee for new Nebraska Code of Judicial Conduct, 1992 Nebraska Judicial Ethics Committee (successor to Advisory Committee) 1992 1995 Indigent Defense Task Force, 1992 1995 Chair, Subcommittee on Court Interactions, Nebraska Supreme Court Task Force on Gender Fairness, 1991 1995 Joint NSBA/NCJA Nebraska Juvenile Code Revision Committee. 1994 1995

National Judicial College Advisory Committee, Judicial Discipline Commission Curriculum Development Project, 1995 1996 Center for Judicial Conduct Organizations Advisory Committee, 1992 1995 American Judicature Society Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinion Digest Editorial Advisory Committee, 1989 1990 Nebraska District Judges Association Bench-book Committee, 2008 2009 Judicial Education Committee, 2007 present Child Support Guidelines Committee, 2005 present Government & Public Relations Committee, 1996 2000

Community Activities

Big Blue District Advancement Committee, Boy Scouts of America, Chairman, 1988 1991 Seward Community Bicentennial of the Constitution Speakers Bureau, 1989 Osceola Eagle Scout Board of Review member, 1985 Osceola Eagle Court of Honor Speaker, 1984 & 1994 David City Eagle Court of Honor Speaker, 1990 Seward Eagle Court of Honor Speaker, 1997 Osceola Eagle Court of Honor Master of Ceremonies, 1983 Polk County Interagency Council Member, 1980 Seward City Recreation League boys' football coach, 1990, 1991, & 1992 Seward City Recreation League girls' basketball coach (5th & 6th grades), 1992 1996 Seward Youth Basketball Association girls' coach (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th grades), 1993-1998 Seward Youth Basketball Association---President 1993 1995 Seward Youth Basketball Mini-Camp organizer, director, & coach, 1994 Seward Youth Basketball Association boys' coach (8th grade) 1995 Speaking to various community, school and collegiate groups about the law, the legal system, and related topics Dorchester Methodist Youth Fellowship Sponsor, 1973 1975

Honors and Awards

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 professionals dedicated to improving the administration of justice.

Teaching & Publishing

Online Publications, all accessible at: http://www.supremecourt.ne.gov/district/d5/scholarlyarticlesd5.shtml

Volume Editor & Contributing Chapter Author, The History of Nebraska Law, (August, 2008 Ohio University Press.) Public Access to Nebraska State Court Records and Proceedings, Essay (2007) Public Access to Nebraska State Court Records and Proceedings, Checklist (2007) Nebraska Probation Revocation - A Primer (2007 Revision) Civil Case Appellate Standards of Review (2007) A Simple Country Judges Musings on the Use of History by Trial Lawyers, 7 GREENBAG 2d 233 (2004) Appreciating the Changing Factual Meaning of Verbatim or Battling the Curse of the Verbatim Assumption, 25 JUSTICE SYSTEM JOURNAL 1 (2004) Self-Incrimination Privilege Development in the Nineteenth Century Federal Courts: Questions of Procedure, Privilege, Production, Immunity & Compulsion, 45 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL HISTORY 391 (2001) Nebraska Plea-Based Convictions Practice: A Primer & Commentary, 79 NEBRASKA LAW REVIEW 292 (2000) Some Post-Daubert Trial Tribulations of a Simple Country Judge: Behavioral Science Evidence in Trial Courts, 13 Behavioral Sciences & the Law 261 (1995) (invited article) Criminal Possession in Nebraska Law, 8 Habeas Corpus 6 (Nov./Dec. 1994) Guilty--No Contest Pleas, in Nebraska Judges Benchbook (1988), (rev. ed. 1990) & (1992 & 1994 supps.) Nebraska Probation Revocation--A Primer, 68 Neb. L. Rev. 516 (1989) Arrest and Citation: Definition and Analysis, 59 Neb. L. Rev. 279 (1980)

Nebraska's Corroboration Rule, 54 Neb. L. Rev. 93 (1975) Faculty, NCLE School Law Seminar, Due Process and Student Discipline 1980 Presenter, UNO/NDSS Child Welfare Training Program 1985 Faculty, Arraignment Procedure, Neb. Supreme Court Seminar for Clerk Magistrates, 1986 Faculty, Enhancement of Convictions, Nebraska County Attorneys Association Fall 1987 Seminar Faculty, Probation Revocation, Nebraska Probation Officers Summer 1988 Seminar Faculty, Probation Revocation, Nebraska County Judges Association Summer 1989 Seminar Faculty, Probation Revocation, Nebraska County Attorneys Association Summer 1989 Seminar Creator and Faculty, Judicial Ethics for Nebraska County Court Judges, Nebraska County Judges Association Fall 1989 Seminar Trial Judge, National Institute for Trial Advocacy Mid-America Regional Trial Program 1990 & 1991 Faculty, Probation Revocation, Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association Summer 1990 Seminar Faculty, Use of Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinions, American Judicature Society 12th National Conference for Judicial Conduct Organizations 1990 Creator and Faculty, Criminal Procedure Seminar (trial & post-trial), Nebraska County Judges Association Spring 1991 Faculty, Plea Related Issues, Nebraska County Attorneys Association Fall 1991 Seminar Faculty, Expert Evidence Issues, NDSS Interdisciplinary Child Abuse Seminar 1992 New County Judge Orientation Presenter 1989 through 1994 Judge/Group Leader, Lincoln, NE, Inns of Court Program 1991 through 1994 Creator & Faculty, Criminal Procedure Seminar (pretrial), Nebraska County Judges Assoc. 1992

Faculty, Mental Disability Law in Nebraska, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1992 Faculty, Special Ethical Problems of Rural Court Judges, 13th National College on Judicial Conduct & Ethics, American Judicature Society 1992 Creator and Faculty, New Code of Judicial Conduct for Nebraska Judges, Nebraska County Judges Association Fall 1992 Faculty, Probate and Estate Planning, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1994 Faculty, Value in Theft Cases, Criminal Contempt, & Enhanced Convictions, Nebraska County Attorneys Association Summer 1994 Seminar Faculty, Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinions, 14th National College on Judicial Conduct & Ethics, American Judicature Society 1994 Faculty, "The Importance of Prosecuting Crimes Against Children," (jointly-sponsored Interdisciplinary Seminar), Neb. Crime Com.; Neb. Law Enforcement Training Center; Child Protection Unit, Neb. Att. Gen. Office; & State Foster Care Review Board, 1995 Co-chair, American Bar Association National Conference of Special Court Judges Judicial Ethics Committee 1990 1991 Chair, American Bar Association National Conference of Special Court Judges Judicial Ethics Committee 1991 1993 Academic Teaching & Activities: UNL National Moot Court Team Brief Judge, 2004 present UNL Law College Moot Court Judge, 2004 present Member, Board of Advisers, The Green Bag Almanac & Reader (2006 present) Member, Justice System Journal Editorial Board & article reviewer (2005 present) Supervising UNL law student externs, 2005 present Supervising UNL law student extern (for academic credit) and coordinating extern ship activities with his supervising professor, Craig Lawson, summer 2007

Supervising UNL law student extern (for academic credit), cosupervising her required research project with Prof. Alicia Henderson, 2005-2006 Supervising volunteer UNL law student intern (not for academic credit) 2004-2005 Semester Final Project Trial Judge, UNL Law College Trial Advocacy Class (Prof. Pierce), Spring 1991 Presiding Judge, NSBA High School Mock Trial Project: Fifth Judicial District 1982 to 1991; State Quarter-finals 1984; State Semi-finals 1985; and State Final, 1991 Guest Lecturer, UNL Law College Advanced Evidence Seminar (Prof. Tomkins) Spring, 1994 Guest Lecturer on Scientific Evidence Issues, UNL Center for Children, Families, & the Law, faculty & graduate student departmental seminar, Spring Semester 1994 Business Law Instructor, Platte Community College, CTCCA, Columbus, NE, 1976 1978