Hon. Derek R. Vaughn

Derek R. Vaughn

Hon. Derek R. Vaughn

District
4
County
Douglas
Court(s)
Douglas District Court
1701 Farnam Street
Omaha
NE
68183
Fax
(402) 996-8160

Judgeship

2023 - present
District Court Judge, 4th Judicial District
Douglas County

2013 - 2023
County Court Judge, 4th Judicial District
Douglas County

Experience

1999 - 2013
Douglas County Attorney’s Office, Deputy County Attorney

2011 - 2013
University of Nebraska – Omaha, Adjunct Instructor

2011 - 2013
Midland University, Adjunct Instructor

2005 - 2013
Kaplan University, Adjunct Instructor

2006 - 2010
Dana College, Adjunct Instructor

1998 - 1999
Terry and Kratville Law Offices, Law Clerk

1998 - 1999
Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Berzon & Rubin Law Offices, Law Clerk

Education

University of Nebraska College of Law - Lincoln, 1999
Juris Doctorate

University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1996
B.S. Business Administration

Judicial/Law Related Activities

Nebraska State Bar Association

Honors and Publications

Instructor of the Term, Kaplan University 2010

Leadership Omaha Graduate - Class 26

 

Teaching and Publishing

Speaker, Kaplan University Fall Commencement 2010
Speaker, Douglas County District Court Drug Court Commencement 2006