OMAHA- The U.S. District Court of Nebraska announced the death of the Honorable Lyle E. Strom, who had been nominated to the federal court by President Ronald Reagan. “The judges and Court staff of the United States District Court mourn the loss of Judge Strom. He was a trusted colleague, mentor, and friend, and we will deeply miss him. Our hearts and prayers are with Judge Strom’s family and loved ones,” a release from Chief Judge Robert F. Rossiter Jr.’s office states.

A month shy of his 99th birthday, in January, the retired federal judge died on Friday. Following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Judge Strom was sworn in as a federal judge on Nov. 1, 1985. He assumed active senior judge status in 1995 and served as the chief judge for the U.S. District Court of Nebraska from Nov. 1, 1987, to Nov. 1, 1994. He became an inactive senior judge in December 2017.

During his tenure as chief judge, he was the driving force in obtaining a new federal courthouse in Omaha, even overseeing construction of the landmark building. He also was able to obtain an additional federal judge in the Nebraska district “to keep pace with rising caseloads.” The visitation is planned for December 14th, with the mass and burial to follow on December 15th.

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