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Robert Wester

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Robert Wester

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Nebraska 2nd Judicial District County Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2022

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016


Robert Wester is a judge in the 2nd County Court Judicial District in Nebraska. He joined the court in 1994.[1] Wester was retained in a retention election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

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.[2] Robert Wester was retained in the 2nd County Court Judicial District, Nebraska election with 70.34 percent of the vote. [3]

2nd County Court Judicial District, Nebraska, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Wester70.34%
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 8, 2016: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016

2010

See also: Nebraska judicial elections, 2010

Wester was retained with 67.01 percent of the vote in 2010.[4]

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.

84.7 percent of respondents stated that Judge Wester 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

Judges of the Nebraska County Courts are each appointed to six-year terms.[5] Judges are re-elected in retention elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, a district resident, 30 years of age or older, and a member of the state bar. They must also have five years of experience in state practice.[6]

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