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The '''7th County Court Judicial District''' serves the counties of [[Antelope County, Nebraska|Antelope]], [[Cuming County, Nebraska|Cuming]], [[Knox County, Nebraska|Knox]], [[Madison County, Nebraska|Madison]], [[Pierce County, Nebraska|Pierce]], [[Stanton County, Nebraska|Stanton]] and [[Wayne County, Nebraska|Wayne]].<ref name=list/>
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==Judges==
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* [[Michael L. Long (Nebraska)|Michael Long]]
* [[Ross Stoffer]]
* [[Donna Taylor (Nebraska)|Donna Taylor]]<ref name=list>[http://supremecourt.ne.gov/cc/judges ''State of Nebraska Judicial Branch'', "County Court Judge Address List," accessed August 4, 2014]</ref>


==Former judges==
The '''7th County Court Judicial District''' resides in [[Nebraska]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
* [[Richard Krepela]]
 
* [[#Jurisdiction|Jurisdiction]]
* [[#Selection method|Selection method]]
 
==Jurisdiction==
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==Selection method==
::''See also: [[Judicial selection in the states]]''
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===Judicial elections in Nebraska===
::''See also: [[Nebraska judicial elections]]''
{{State judicial election types|State=Nebraska}}
{{Nebraska local judicial election rules}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Nebraska District 7]]
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*[[Nebraska County Courts]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://supremecourt.ne.gov/cc/judges ''State of Nebraska Judicial Branch'', "County Court Judge Address List"]
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*[https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/ Nebraska courts]


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[[category:Madison County, Nebraska]]
[[category:Pierce County, Nebraska]]
[[category:Stanton County, Nebraska]]
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The 7th County Court Judicial District resides in Nebraska. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

The county courts are trial courts with specified limited jurisdiction. All small claims, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, adoption, and municipal ordinance violation cases are filed in the county courts. Except in Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy Counties, where juvenile cases are handled by Separate Juvenile Courts, most juvenile matters are handled by the county courts. County courts conduct preliminary hearings in felony criminal cases. The county courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts in some divorce cases and other civil cases involving $57,000 or less. They also have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in misdemeanor criminal and traffic infraction cases, but nearly all of those cases are prosecuted in the county courts.[2]

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
See also: Assisted appointment

Judges of the Nebraska County Courts are each appointed to six-year terms.[3] 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.[4]

Judicial elections in Nebraska

See also: Nebraska judicial elections

Nebraska is one of eight states that use retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench without using another type of election as an initial selection method. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Retention election

In Nebraska's retention elections, voters are asked whether they think a judge should be retained, and they indicate this with either a "yes" or "no" vote. If the judge has more "yes" than "no" votes, the judge is retained for a new term. Judges do not face opponents in retention elections. Judges face retention elections every six years, except for newly appointed judges, who must face retention in the first general election occurring more than three years after their appointment.[5]

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