Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
Kimberly Miller Pankonin
Do you have a photo that could go here? Click here to submit it for this profile!
2011 - Present
2029
14
Kimberly Miller Pankonin is a judge of the Nebraska 4th District Court. She assumed office in 2011. Her current term ends on January 4, 2029.
Pankonin ran for re-election for judge of the Nebraska 4th District Court. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Miller Pankonin was appointed by Dave Heineman (R) in 2011 to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of John D. Hartigan.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Douglas County, Nebraska (2022)
Nebraska 4th District Court, Kimberly Miller Pankonin's seat
Kimberly Miller Pankonin was retained to the Nebraska 4th District Court on November 8, 2022 with 69.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
69.3
|
98,762 | ||
No |
30.7
|
43,773 | |||
Total Votes |
142,535 | ||||
|
|
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] Kimberly Miller Pankonin was retained in the Nebraska District 4, Seat 6 election with 72.05 percent of the vote. [4]
| Nebraska District 4, Seat 6, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Kimberly Miller Pankonin | 72.05% | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 8, 2016: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
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.[5][6]
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.[5]
The chief judge of each district court is chosen by peer vote.[5]
To serve on one of the Nebraska District Courts, a judge must be:[5]
- 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.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kimberly Miller Pankonin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press, "Omaha attorney appointed to district court bench," December 13, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Nebraska Judicial Branch, "Honorable Kimberly Miller Pankonin," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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
