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Wadie Thomas

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Wadie Thomas

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Prior offices
Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court


Wadie Thomas was a judge at the Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court in Nebraska. He joined the court in 1995.[1] Thomas was retained in a retention election on November 8, 2016. He retired from the court on January 31, 2018.[2]

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.[3] Wadie Thomas was retained in the Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court, Nebraska, Seat 2 election with 70.93 percent of the vote. [4]

Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court, Nebraska, Seat 2, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngWadie Thomas70.93%
Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Unofficial Results, November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016

2010

See also: Nebraska judicial elections, 2010

Thomas was retained with 65.86 percent of the vote in 2010.[5]

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.

93.4 percent of respondents stated that Judge Thomas 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 Separate Juvenile Courts are each appointed to six-year terms.[6] Judges are re-elected in retention elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, be 30 years of age or older, be a member of the state bar, and have five years of state practice.[7]

Nebraska Judicial Qualifications Commission

Judge Thomas was appointed by Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns to serve on the Judicial Qualifications Commission on September 25, 2000. Thomas was re-appointed in 2001 and 2005 with his term set to expire on March 31, 2009.

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