Judges Series: Chief Judge William Riley

Although William Jay Riley has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 2001, and as its chief judge since 2010, he is a trial attorney at heart.  Before joining the bench, Chief Judge Riley was a trial attorney for twenty-eight years at Fitzgerald, Schorr, Barmettler & Brennan in Omaha, and headed that firm's litigation group.  He has been associated with various trial-related organizations: the National Board of Trial Advocacy (board-certified civil trial specialist), American College of Trial Lawyers (fellow and state committee chair), and American Board of Trial Advocates (member and state chapter president).  Also, Riley currently teaches trial practice as an adjunct professor at both the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Creighton Law Schools.  See bios here, here, and here.  Other items of note: