Francie Riedmann Weis

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Francie Riedmann Weis
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Nebraska Court of Appeals District 3
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

13

Compensation

Base salary

$213,803

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

July 17, 2012

Education

Bachelor's

Kearney State College, 1985

Law

Creighton University School of Law, 1993

Contact

Francie Riedmann Weis is a judge for District 3 of the Nebraska Court of Appeals. She assumed office on August 23, 2012. Her current term ends on January 4, 2029.

Weis ran for re-election for the District 3 judge of the Nebraska Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Governor Dave Heineman (R) appointed Riedmann Weis to the Nebraska Court of Appeals on July 17, 2012.[1][2]

Weis was appointed chief judge of the Nebraska Court of Appeals effective September 12, 2024, to succeed Michael Pirtle.[3]

Education

Weis earned her B.S. from Kearney State College in 1985 and her paralegal certificate from the Denver Paralegal Institute in 1986. Riedmann received her J.D. from Creighton University Law School, graduating summa cum laude in 1993.[1]

Career

Weis was a law clerk, paralegal, and then associate with the law firm Gross & Welch between 1986 and 1996. From 1996 to 1999, she was an associate with the law firm Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin. In 1999, Weis returned to Gross & Welch as a shareholder and director. She remained with the firm until her appointment to the Nebraska Court of Appeals in July 2012.[4]

Awards and associations

  • American Jurisprudence Award
  • Nebraska State Bar Association
  • Nebraska State Bar Foundation
  • Nebraska Supreme Court Committees:
    • Co-Chair, Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Guardianships and Conservatorships
    • JUSTICE County Court Automation Committee
    • JUSTICE District Court Automation Committee
    • Supreme Court Technology Committee[4]

Elections

2022

See also:  Nebraska intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

Nebraska Court of Appeals District 3, Francie Riedmann Weis' seat

Francie Riedmann Weis was retained to District 3 of the Nebraska Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022 with 73.6% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
73.6
 
67,427
No
 
26.4
 
24,217
Total Votes
91,644

2016

Judge Weis filed to stand for retention by voters in 2016.[5]

Election results

November 8 general election

Francie Riedmann Weis was retained with 72.45% of the vote.

Nebraska Court of Appeals, Weis' seat, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngFrancie Riedmann Weis72.45%
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Official Results

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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