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Nebraska Authors

James W. Hewitt

Born 1932-12-25 Hastings, NE

Died 2024-07-08
Lincoln, NE

James (Jim) Hewitt was a Nebraska lawyer and historian. During his retirement he wrote two books and taught history at Nebraska Wesleyan University, UNL, Southeast Community College, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Olli).

Places Lived

Hastings, NE
Topeka, KS
Lincoln, NE

Author Of

  • Nonfiction

Keywords

Law; Legal History; Political Science; Nebraska topic; Nebraska Constitution.

Education

Bachelor of Science, 1954, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Juris Doctor, 1956, University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, NE
Master of Arts in history, 1994, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Ph.D in history, 2003, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Occupation

Lawyer
History professor

Places Worked

Judge Advocate, Forbes Air Force Base, Topeka, KS, 1957-1960
Volunteer speechwriter for Nebraska Governor Norbert Tiemann
Stewart, Stewart, and Caulkins
NEBCO
Nebraska Wesleyan University, UNL, Southeast Community College

Honors

George H. Turner Award (Nebraska Bar Association)
Award of Special Merit (Nebraska Bar Association)
Nebraska 150 Books honor for In Cold Storage: Sex and Murder on the Plains. 2017

Associations

Nebraska State Bar Association
American Bar Association Board of Governors, 1980-1983
Committee on the Federal Judiciary, 1983-1989
Fellows of the American Bar Association, President, 1997
Bryan Health, Chairman
Nebraska State Historical Society, Board Member
Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation, President
Capitol Environs Commission
Historic Preservation Commission
Metropolitan Opera Auditions - Nebraska District, Treasurer

Bibliography

Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court. 2007.
In Cold Storage: Sex and Murder on the Plains. 2015

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