Nebraska judicial elections, 2012

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The Nebraska judicial elections consisted of the general election on November 6, 2012.

Nebraska judicial elections summary, 2012

Supreme Appellate Trial Total candidates 2 0 28 Unopposed candidates 0 0 Judges facing retention 2 28 Judges retained 2 28 Judges re-elected Judges not re-elected New judges elected Partisan or Nonpartisan   Retention

Supreme Court

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
StephanKenneth Stephan   A	Yes		77.57%A
McCormackMichael McCormack   A	Yes		70.36%A

District Courts

District 1

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
JohnsonVicky Johnson   A	Yes	21,999	70.51%A

District 2

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
RehmeierRandall Rehmeier   A	Yes	50,054	73.36%A
ZasteraWilliam Zastera   A	Yes	48,296	71.56%A

District 3

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
FlowersKaren Flowers   A	Yes	73,567	78.37%A
OtteRobert Otte   A	Yes	70,571	77.77%A
BurnsSteven Burns   A	Yes	68,691	75.11%A

District 4

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
GleasonJames T. Gleason   A	Yes	105,101	66.91%A
TroiaJoseph Troia   A	Yes	116,295	70.61%A
RetelsdorfLeigh Ann Retelsdorf   A	Yes	116,214	72.02%A
DerrRussell Derr   A	Yes	107,670	67.45%A
OtepkaThomas Otepka   A	Yes	108,357	68.53%A

District 5

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
OwensMichael J. Owens   A	Yes	33,274	73.27%A
SteinkeRobert Steinke (Nebraska)   A	Yes	33,934	73.73%A

District 6

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
SamsonJohn Samson   A	Yes	26,373	74.29%A

District 7

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
KubeJames Kube   A	Yes	22,264	77.17%A

District 9

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
IcenogleJohn Icenogle   A	Yes	24,672	75.84%A

District 12

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
WeimerDerek Weimer   A	Yes	24,731	79.74%A

County Courts

2nd Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
SteinheiderJohn Steinheider   A	Yes	48,134	72.26%A

3rd Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
DoyleMary Doyle   A	Yes	70,186	76.85%A

6th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
LuebeDouglas Luebe   A	Yes	24,899	71.90%A

8th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
BrodbeckAlan Brodbeck   A	Yes	14,291	65.59%A
OrrJames Orr   A	Yes	14,865	72.39%A

9th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
JorgensenGerald Jorgensen   A	Yes	24,639	77.26%A
BeaversGraten Beavers   A	Yes	23,999	75.16%A
MartinPhilip Martin (Nebraska)   A	Yes	25,732	80.10%A

12th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
HarfordRussell Harford   A	Yes	24,128	79.49%A

Workers' Compensation Court

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
FitzgeraldJ. Michael Fitzgerald   A	Yes	428,676	73.95%A

Separate Juvenile Court

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
O'NealRobert B. O'Neal   A	Yes	38,976	74.13%A

In the news

Nebraska 2012 retention elections

As featured in JP Election Brief: 2012 Retention Elections on July 5, 2012.

All judges in Nebraska are selected using the merit selection system, as required by a 1962 amendment to the state constitution (for judges on the state Supreme Court and District Courts) and by statute (for all other state judges). The state does not have a system to evaluate the performances of judges who are up for retention.

This year, Justices Kenneth Stephan and Michael McCormack are up for retention to the Nebraska Supreme Court.

See also

• Nebraska judicial elections

External links

• Nebraska Judicial Branch: Voters' Guide to Nebraska's Judicial Retention Elections
• Nebraska Secretary of State: Candidate Filing Periods for 2012

Footnotes

Nebraska courts

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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