C. Thomas White (October 5, 1928 – December 11, 2020) was a justice of the

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from January 6, 1977 to 1998. Initially appointed to replace retiring Judge John E. Newton, White was named chief justice on January 26, 1995, to replace retiring Chief Justice Hastings. White served as chief until his retirement in 1998. Born in

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, White received his law degree as valedictorian of his class from

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in 1952. White died in

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, at the age of 92.

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1928 births 2020 deaths Creighton University School of Law alumni People from Platte County, Nebraska Justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court {{Nebraska-state-judge-stub