Max J. Kelch is a former Associate Justice of the
Nebraska Supreme Court.
Biography
Kelch received his
Bachelor of Science from the
University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1979 and his
Juris Doctor
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from the
University of Nebraska College of Law in 1981.
Kelch began his legal career in 1982. He has worked as a deputy attorney in
Nemaha County,
Syracuse
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, and
Nebraska City
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, a special prosecutor in Johnson County, an Otoe County attorney, and a private practice lawyer.
State court service
Kelch served as a Judge of the County Court, 2nd Judicial District from 2005 to 2007 and as a Judge of the District Court, 2nd Judicial District from 2007 to 2016.
Nebraska Supreme Court service
On February 3, 2016
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts announced his appointment of Kelch to the Supreme Court because of the retirement of
Michael McCormack. He was sworn in on March 11, 2016. Kelch resigned on January 23, 2018 effective immediately due a proposed ethics investigation.
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Living people
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Justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court
University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American judges
Year of birth missing (living people)
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