Kimberly Miller Pankonin

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Nebraska 4th District Court
Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

14

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

2011

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

See also: Nebraska local trial court judicial 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] 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
Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Miller Pankonin72.05%
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

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