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Karen Flowers

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Prior offices

Nebraska 3rd District Court

Education


Karen Flowers was a judge for the District 3 Court in Nebraska. She served on this District Court from 1996 until her retirement on December 31, 2013 and on the Lancaster County Adult Drug Court (Problem-Solving Court) from 2001 until her retirement on December 31, 2013.[1][2][3]

2012 election

Flowers was retained to the District 3 Court in the general election on November 6, winning 78.37% of the vote.[4][5]

See also: Nebraska judicial elections, 2012

2012 judicial performance evaluation

Every two years, the Nebraska State Bar Association compiles responses from lawyers to evaluate judges in the state. Subjects are rated in seven categories, then a determination is made for whether the judge should be retained. The seven categories considered are: legal analysis; impartiality; attentiveness; opinions; judicial temperament and demeanor; appropriate communication; and timeliness.

90.1 percent of respondents stated that Judge Flowers should be retained in office. To read the full evaluation, see: Nebraska State Bar Association, 2012 Evaluation Results.

Education

Flowers received her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University in 1970 and her J.D. degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1976.[1]

Career

Flowers began her career as a private practice lawyer in Lincoln, Nebraska. She served as a judge for the Commission of Industrial Relations from 1992 until her appointment to the district court in 1996. Flowers served as the presiding judge of the 3rd District in 2001. That same year, she joined the Adult Drug Court.[1]

Awards and associations

  • 2002: Distinguished Judge for Improvement of the Judicial System
  • President, Lincoln chapter of the American Inns of Court
  • President, Lincoln Bar Association
  • Chair, Nebraska Bar Association's House of Delegates[3]

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