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Karin Noakes
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Karin Noakes is a judge for the 8th District Court in Nebraska. She has served in this position since 2006.[1][2] Noakes was retained in a retention election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Noakes received her B.S. in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1990 and her J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1993.[1]
Career
Noakes began her career as a private practice lawyer, a deputy county attorney for the counties of Hall and Platte, and a deputy public defender for Madison County. In 1999, she became a Howard County attorney. She worked in this position until her judicial appointment in 2006. During this time, she also worked as a St. Paul city prosecutor (2002-2006), a Greeley County attorney (2003-2006) and a village attorney in Greeley (2004-2006). She joined the district court in 2006. In 2010, she served as a judge of the North Central Problem Solving Court.[1]
Elections
2016
Nebraska held retention elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run for retention was August 1, 2016.[3] Karin Noakes was retained in the Nebraska District 8 election with 67.99 percent of the vote. [4]
| Nebraska District 8, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Karin Noakes | 67.99% | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 8, 2016: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Nebraska judicial elections, 2010
Noakes was retained with 64.81 percent of the vote in 2010.[5][6]
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.
78.7 percent of respondents stated that Judge Noakes should be retained in office. To read the full evaluation, see: Nebraska State Bar Association, 2012 Evaluation Results.
Judicial selection method
- 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.[7][8]
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.[7]
The chief judge of each district court is chosen by peer vote.[7]
To serve on one of the Nebraska District Courts, a judge must be:[7]
- 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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nebraska Judicial Branch, "Honorable Karin L. Noakes," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Judicial Branch, "District Court Judge Address List," accessed December 10, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Judicial Candidate List for retention in office," August 1, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Judges running for retention"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 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
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
