Nebraska local trial court judicial elections, 2016
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Nebraska held retention elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. In retention elections, voters are asked to vote either "yes" or "no" as to whether the judge should remain in office. Forty-five judges of the district, juvenile, and county courts ran for retention in 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run for retention was August 1, 2016.[1]
For information on 2016 state appellate court elections in Nebraska, click here.
Elections
District courts
Separate juvenile courts
Lancaster
☑ Roger J. Heideman
☑ Reggie L. Ryder
☑ Toni G. Thorson
Douglas
☑ Vernon Daniels
☑ Wadie Thomas
☑ Douglas F. Johnson
☑ Christopher E. Kelly
☑ Elizabeth G. Crnkovich
County courts
District map
Election rules
Retention election
In Nebraska's retention elections, voters are asked whether they think a judge should be retained, and they indicate this with either a "yes" or "no" vote. If the judge has more "yes" than "no" votes, the judge is retained for a new term. Judges do not face opponents in retention elections. Judges face retention elections every six years, except for newly appointed judges, who must face retention in the first general election occurring more than three years after their appointment.[2]
Judicial selection method
District courts
- See also: Assisted appointment
The 55 judges of the Nebraska District Courts are appointed by the governor with help from a nominating commission. When a vacancy occurs on one of the courts, a judicial nominating commission submits the names of at least two qualified candidates to the governor, who appoints one to fill the vacancy. If the governor fails to appoint a candidate within 60 days, the chief justice of the state supreme court is authorized to select a new judge.[3][4]
Judges serve initial terms of three years, at which point they must run in yes-no retention elections occurring during the next general election. Subsequent terms last six years.[3]
The chief judge of each district court is chosen by peer vote.[3]
To serve on one of the Nebraska District Courts, a judge must be:[3]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a state resident;
- a resident of the district he or she represents (for district judges);
- over the age of 30;
- experienced with more than five years of state practice; and
- a member of the state bar.
County courts
- See also: Assisted appointment
Judges of the Nebraska County Courts are each appointed to six-year terms.[5] Judges are re-elected in retention elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, a district resident, 30 years of age or older, and a member of the state bar. They must also have five years of experience in state practice.[6]
Juvenile courts
- See also: Assisted appointment
Judges of the Nebraska Separate Juvenile Courts are each appointed to six-year terms.[7] Judges are re-elected in retention elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, be 30 years of age or older, be a member of the state bar, and have five years of state practice.[8]
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ State of Nebraska Judicial Branch, "Voters’ guide to Nebraska’s judicial retention elections," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Nebraska," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Nebraska; Judicial Nominating Commissions," archived January 13, 2012
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Sample Ballot," November 2, 2010
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Nebraska; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Sample Ballot," November 2, 2010
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Nebraska; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
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