Nebraska Supreme Court elections, 2024
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The term of one Nebraska Supreme Court justice will expire on January 3, 2025. The one seat was up for retention election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline was August 1, 2024.
One of seven justices on the Nebraska Supreme Court is up for retention election— Stephanie Stacy. Justices must run in a yes-no retention election during the first general election occurring after they have been on the court for three years. Subsequent terms last six years.
Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) appointed Stacy to the supreme court. Heading into the election, six judges on the court were appointed by a Republican governor, and one judge was appointed by a Democratic governor.[1]
Candidates and results
Nebraska Supreme Court District 1
Stephanie Stacy was retained to District 1 of the Nebraska Supreme Court on November 5, 2024 with 76.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
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Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
76.1
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84,146 | ||
No |
23.9
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26,439 | |||
Total Votes |
110,585 | ||||
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Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Nebraska
About the Nebraska Supreme Court
- See also: Nebraska Supreme Court
The court consists of a chief justice and six associate justices. Each associate justice represents one of six districts. A full term on the court is six years. Retention elections take place during Nebraska's general elections, which are held every two years in even-numbered years.
Political composition
This was the political composition of the court heading into the 2024 election.
| ■ William Cassel | Appointed by Gov. Dave Heineman (R) in 2012 | |
| ■ John Freudenberg | Appointed by Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) in 2018 | |
| ■ Jeffrey Funke | Appointed by Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) in 2016 | |
| ■ Vacant | ||
| ■ Lindsey Miller-Lerman | Appointed by Gov. Ben Nelson (D) in 1998 | |
| ■ Jonathan Papik | Appointed by Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) in 2018 | |
| ■ Stephanie Stacy | Appointed by Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) in 2015 |
Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Nebraska
Each of the seven justices on the Nebraska Supreme Court serves initial terms of three years. Subsequent terms are six years. In the case of a vacancy, a judicial nominating commission submits the names of at least two qualified nominees to the governor, who appoints one to fill the vacancy. If the governor does not appoint one of the nominees within 60 days, the chief justice of the supreme court is authorized to select a new judge.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the Nebraska Supreme Court, a person must:
- be at least 30 years old;
- be a U.S. citizen;
- have practiced law in Nebraska for at least five years;
- be a member of the state bar; and
- be a resident of the judicial district for which they are being appointed.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nebraska • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nebraska
State courts:
Nebraska Supreme Court • Nebraska Court of Appeals • Nebraska District Courts • Nebraska County Courts • Nebraska Separate Juvenile Courts • Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court • Nebraska Problem-Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in Nebraska • Nebraska judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nebraska
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