Judgeship moved to Lancaster County
April 26, 2012
Lincoln, Nebraska: Governor Dave Heineman recently signed into law a measure that will move one judge position out of a rural Nebraska district to help with a growing caseload in the Lincoln area.[1] On March 14, 2012, Governor Heineman signed the measure into law, effectively shifting the judgeship.[1]
The measure, brought forth by Lincoln area Senator Colby Coash, shifts the judgeship from the 5th district to the 3rd district after significant workload increases warranted the increase in staff.[1]
According to Coash, caseloads for the 5th district have increased "60 percent between 1985 and 2010, but the number of judges has stayed the same."[1]
The necessity to move a judgeship was echoed by the Nebraska Supreme Court, which pointed out that workload in the more rural 5th district is large enough to require approximately five judges, but it currently has six. Lancaster County, which makes up the 3rd district has six judges, but based upon caseloads would require more than eight to keep even with the number of cases.[1]
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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
