United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska
The federal bankruptcy court for the state of Nebraska, with courthouses in Lincoln and Omaha. Two authorized bankruptcy judgeships since 1986 — currently Chief Judge Thomas L. Saladino (Omaha) and Judge Brian S. Kruse (Lincoln). Its docket included the 2005 Acceptance Insurance group filings.
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- Location
- Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
- Country
- United States
- Full name
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska
- Parent court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
- Courthouses
- Omaha (Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, 111 S. 18th Plaza, Suite 1175, Omaha, NE 68102); Lincoln
- Authorized bankruptcy judgeships
- 2 (since October 27, 1986; 1 from July 10, 1984)
- Current judges
- Chief Judge Thomas L. Saladino (Omaha); Judge Brian S. Kruse (Lincoln)
- Appeals route
- Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
- Official site
- https://www.neb.uscourts.gov/
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska is the federal bankruptcy court for the state of Nebraska, with courthouses in Lincoln and Omaha. Nebraska is a single district in the U.S. district court system, and the bankruptcy court is a unit of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Appeals route through the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit.
Structure and jurisdiction
Congress authorized one bankruptcy judgeship for the District of Nebraska on July 10, 1984 (98 Stat. 336) and expanded it to two on October 27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3088), per the Federal Judicial Center. The Omaha courthouse is the Roman L. Hruska United States Courthouse at 111 South 18th Plaza, Suite 1175, Omaha, NE 68102; the court also sits in Lincoln (court homepage).
Judges and notable cases
The current roster, per the Nebraska Legislative Bluebook: Chief Bankruptcy Judge Thomas L. Saladino (Omaha) and Bankruptcy Judge Brian S. Kruse (Lincoln).
Two cases on this court’s docket connect to this research batch:
- In re Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc. (2005): on January 7, 2005, the parent filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition (Case No. 05-80059) in this court, while affiliates Acceptance Insurance Services, Inc. and American Agrisurance, Inc. filed Chapter 7 petitions (Case Nos. 05-80056 and 05-80058) the same day.
- In re Hansen-Mueller Co. (2025–26): a grain-elevator Chapter 11 (BK25-81226-TLS) before Judge Saladino, with opinions on producer reclamation claims, § 557 producer claims, and secured-lender priority over surety claims on grain proceeds — typical of an agriculture-state docket.
FAQ
Is this the same as the federal district court in Nebraska? No. The bankruptcy court is a unit of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska (the Article III trial court); appeals from it go to the Eighth Circuit’s Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.
Who are the current judges? Chief Judge Thomas L. Saladino (Omaha) and Judge Brian S. Kruse (Lincoln), per the Nebraska Legislative Bluebook.
Why two courthouses? The court’s official homepage states its courthouses are located in Lincoln and Omaha.
What this profile does not claim
- It does not state Judge Kruse’s appointment date or biography, or Judge Saladino’s original appointment date — none were verified.
- The older Bluebook’s Suite 1125 Omaha address and Denney Federal Building Lincoln address are noted but treated as superseded by the court’s current homepage.
- No biographical details of retired Judge Timothy J. Mahoney are stated.
- Case-filing statistics for the court were not gathered.
Timeline
- 1984
- One bankruptcy judgeship authorized for the District of Nebraska (July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 336).
- 1986
- Bankruptcy judgeships expanded to two (October 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3088).
- 2005
- [Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc.](/organizations/acceptance-insurance-companies-inc/) files a voluntary Chapter 11 petition (Case No. 05-80059) in this court on January 7, while affiliates Acceptance Insurance Services, Inc. and [American Agrisurance, Inc.](/organizations/american-agrisurance/) file Chapter 7 petitions (Case Nos. 05-80056, 05-80058).
- 2025
- Hansen-Mueller Co. grain-elevator Chapter 11 (BK25-81226-TLS) proceeds before Judge Saladino, with opinions on producer reclamation claims and grain-proceeds priority.
What we could not verify
These claims came up in research and could not be confirmed. They are recorded here rather than published as fact or quietly dropped. If you hold a source that settles one, please tell us.
- Biographical details for Judge Brian S. Kruse (appointment date, background) were not in the fetched sources and are not stated here.
- Judge Saladino's original appointment date was not verified (only a 2019 reappointment notice was surfaced).
- An older Nebraska Bluebook gives the Omaha bankruptcy office as Suite 1125 and a Lincoln office at the Denney Federal Building; the court's current homepage lists Suite 1175 in Omaha. The homepage is treated as current; the discrepancy is noted rather than resolved.
- The court site maintains a retired-judge opinion archive for Judge Timothy J. Mahoney; no biographical details of his tenure were verified and none are stated here.
Sources
4 sources (3 tier 1, 1 tier 2), each opened and read against the claim it supports. Every source is independent of the subject; no first-party material is cited. See the source policy.
Every fact in this profile comes from the four sources above, each read in full. The Nebraska Legislative Bluebook (2023) is the source for the two-judge roster; stale third-party mirrors that list only one judge should not be trusted over it.
- Supports: Courthouses in Lincoln and Omaha, Omaha address and phone, BAP and district-court links Open original source
- Supports: Authorized bankruptcy judgeships (1 from July 10, 1984; 2 from October 27, 1986) Open original source
- Supports: Current judges — Thomas L. Saladino (Omaha, Chief Bankruptcy Judge), Brian S. Kruse (Lincoln, Bankruptcy Judge) Open original source
- Supports: January 7, 2005 Acceptance Insurance group filings and case numbers Open original source
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