Stephanie Frazier Stacy (born April 23, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court since 2015. She previously served as a judge on the Third District Court from 2011 to 2015. Stacy was appointed to the state's supreme court by the Governor Pete Ricketts in August 2015.^[1]

Education

Stacy completed a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha in 1988, and a Juris Doctor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1991.^[2] She clerked for U.S. magistrate judge Dave Piester of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska in 1991–1993.^[2]

Career

Stacy worked as an attorney in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1993 to 2011, rising to become a partner in the law firm Baylor, Evnen, Curtiss, Grimit & Witt LLP. She was a member of the Lincoln Bar Association's Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2009, and also taught law at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2005–2011 as an adjunct faculty member.^[2]

In October 2011, Stacy was appointed as a judge by the Governor Dave Heineman, serving on the state's Third District Court, which is responsible for Lancaster County, Nebraska.^[3] She was retained to the 3rd District with 77.8% of votes for a new judicial term on November 4.^[4] 2014.^[5]

Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Stacy to the Nebraska Supreme Court in 2015, to replace retiring justice Kenneth Stephan in representing the 1st Judicial District.^[6] Stacy's appointment was announced on August 14, and she was sworn in on September 28, 2015.^[1][6] Justice Stacy's current term on the court ends in January 2019, and she is eligible to run for re-election in November 2018, for a new six-year term.^{[needs update]}