| Deborah R. Gilg | |
| Office: | United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska |
| President: | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Term Start: | October 1, 2009 |
| Term End: | March 10, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Joe Stecher |
| Successor: | Joe Kelly |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | University of Nebraska (BA, JD) |
| Death Place: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Deborah R. Gilg (December 15, 1951 – November 16, 2022) was an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska from 2009 to 2017.[1] [2] Appointed on October 1, 2009, she was the first female US Attorney for Nebraska.
Prior to her appointment, Gilg served as an elected county attorney in Western Nebraska for 16 years. In recognition of her expertise as a prosecutor, she was appointed as a deputy county attorney or Special Prosecutor in over 21 counties in Nebraska, in addition to maintaining a private law practice.
Gilg was born on December 15, 1951, in Omaha, Nebraska. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska.[3]
Gilg died on November 16, 2022, at the age of 70 after a short battle with colon cancer. [4]