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Tim Hoeft
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2022
Tim Hoeft is a judge in the Nebraska County Courts, District 10. Governor Dave Heineman appointed him on October 11, 2013, to replace retired judge Robert A. Ide.[1] Hoeft won retention in a retention election on November 8, 2016.
Education
Hoeft received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He earned his J.D. at the Creighton University School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2013-Present: Judge, 10th County Court Judicial District
- 1995-2013: Attorney, Phelps County
- 1992-2013: Special prosecutor, Harlan, Buffalo, Franklin, Kearney, Furnas and Adams counties
- 1990-1994: Deputy attorney, Phelps County[1]
Awards and associations
- 2005-2006: President, Nebraska County Attorneys Association[1]
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] Tim Hoeft was retained in the 10th County Court Judicial District, Nebraska election with 81.85 percent of the vote. [3]
| 10th County Court Judicial District, Nebraska, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Tim Hoeft | 81.85% | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 8, 2016: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
Judicial selection method
- See also: Assisted appointment
Judges of the Nebraska County Courts are each appointed to six-year terms.[4] 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.[5]
See also
- 10th County Court Judicial District, Nebraska
- Adams Nebraska
- Clay Nebraska
- Fillmore Nebraska
- Franklin Nebraska
- Harlan Nebraska
- Kearney Nebraska
- Nuckolls Nebraska
- Phelps Nebraska
- Webster Nebraska
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Governor Dave Heineman, "Gov. Heineman appoints Tim Hoeft of Holdrege to County Court, 10th Judicial District," October 11, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Sample Ballot," November 2, 2010
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Nebraska; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
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
