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Nebraska County Courts
The Nebraska County Courts serve all 93 counties of Nebraska. Each county court is contained within a larger judicial district. Though both the county court judicial districts and district court judicial districts are divided into 12 districts, they serve different counties.
Jurisdiction
County courts have original jurisdiction over "probate matters, actions based on a violation of a city or village ordinance, juvenile court matters without a separate juvenile court, adoptions, preliminary hearings in felony cases, and eminent domain proceedings."[1]
The county courts may also hear "civil matters when the amount in controversy is $51,000 or less, criminal matters classified as misdemeanors or infractions, some domestic relations matters, and paternity actions. County judges also hear all small claims matters filed within the court system."[1]
Judicial Districts
| District Court | Counties Served |
|---|---|
| 1st County Court Judicial District | Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Otoe, Pawnee, Nemaha, Richardson, Saline, Thayer |
| 2nd County Court Judicial District | Cass, Sarpy |
| 3rd County Court Judicial District | Lancaster |
| 4th County Court Judicial District | Douglas |
| 5th County Court Judicial District | Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward, York |
| 6th County Court Judicial District | Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, Washington |
| 7th County Court Judicial District | Antelope, Cuming, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Stanton, Wayne |
| 8th County Court Judicial District | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Garfield, Greeley, Holt, Howard, Keya Paha, Loup, Rock, Sherman, Valley, Wheeler |
| 9th County Court Judicial District | Buffalo, Hall |
| 10th County Court Judicial District | Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, Webster |
| 11th County Court Judicial District | Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow, Thomas |
| 12th County Court Judicial District | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux |
See also
External links
Footnotes
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
