predecessor successor birth_place office birth_date term_start appointer image article_title term_end name alma_mater
william g. cambridge warren k. urbom joseph f. bataillon john m. gerrard toledo , ohio , u.s. senior the district of nebraska chief judge of the united states judge district court for the district of nebraska judge of the of united states district court for the district of nebraska magistrate the judge of the united states district court for the district united of nebraska states district court for 1946 december 1987 1 , 2011 1999 may 26 , 1992 george h. w. bush richard g. kopf district judge.jpg richard g. kopf
 2004 december 1 , 2011 1992 richard g. kopf kearney -- lincoln college of law -lrb- j.d. -rrb- state college -lrb- b.a. -rrb- university of nebraska
richard g. kopf

richard george kopf -lrb- born 1946 in toledo , ohio -rrb- is a federal judge in the u.s. district court for the district of nebraska .
he served as chief judge of that court from 1999-2004 .
president george h. w. bush nominated kopf to the seat in 1992 .
from 1987 to 1992 , kopf served as a magistrate judge in the same district .
he assumed senior status on december 1 , 2011 .
