John Melvin Gerrard (born November 2, 1953) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

John Melvin Gerrard
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Born 1953 in Schuyler, NE
FJC ID: 3410
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Nebraska Supreme CourtJustice · 1995–2012
- Private practice, Norfolk, Nebraska1981–1995
Appointments
2012–2023 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Education
- Nebraska Wesleyan Universityba
- University of the Pacificjd
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of LawJ.D. · 1981
- University of ArizonaM.P.A. · 1977
- Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityB.S. · 1976