16 Feb 2018
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly, '81, to serve as U.S. attorney for Nebraska.
The nomination was approved by unanimous consent.
Kelly was nominated by President Donald Trump to succeed Robert Stuart, who has served as acting U.S. attorney since Deborah Gilg, '77, retired last March.
Kelly was elected as county attorney in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Before his election, he served as chief deputy county attorney and has more than 30 years of experience as a prosecutor in the county attorney's office.