L. Steven Grasz
| L. Steven Grasz | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonard Steven Grasz |
| Education | University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS, JD) |
Leonard Steven Grasz is an American lawyer. He currently serves as a senior counsel in the Omaha office of Husch Blackwell LLP, and is a nominee to be a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Biography
Grasz received his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in agriculture from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif, served as the executive editor of the Nebraska Law Review, and received the Roscoe Pound Award for his selection as top oral advocate in his class. Prior to joining his current law firm, Grasz spent over eleven years as the state of Nebraska’s Chief Deputy Attorney General, where he oversaw the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office’s civil and appellate practice in state and Federal courts, the state’s official Attorney General’s Opinions, and the representation of state constitutional officers and legislators. Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, he spent two years as an associate at Kutak Rock and one year as a legislative assistant to Congresswoman Virginia D. Smith.[1]
Court of appeals nomination
On August 3, 2017, President Trump nominated Grasz to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge William J. Riley, who assumed senior status on June 30, 2017. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[2]