Nebraska Supreme Court
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| Nebraska Supreme Court |
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| Sitting justices |
| Michael Heavican Kenneth Stephan Lindsey Miller-Lerman John Gerrard Michael McCormack William Connolly John Wright |
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The Nebraska Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. Each Justice is initially appointed by the Governor of Nebraska; using the Missouri Plan, each Justice is then subject to a retention vote for additional six-year terms. The six Justices each represent a Supreme Court district; the Chief Justice is appointed (and retained) at-large.
Overview
The Nebraska Supreme Court is the state’s court of last resort. Its decisions are binding on all trial courts, as well as the Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices representing the six Judicial Districts of the State. The Chief Justice represents the State at large and also serves as the executive head of the Nebraska Judicial Branch. The Court, housed on the second floor of the State Capitol, maintains a steady caseload and regular schedule of opinion dissemination. In addition, the Court has responsibility for the licensing and discipline of Nebraska attorneys, chairing judicial nominating commissions for the replacement of judges who have left the system, and supervision of the disciplinary system for judges. Justices are often assigned administrative liaison responsibility with offices such as the Nebraska State Bar Association, Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Office of Dispute Resolution and Nebraska State Library. Justices also chair committees related to the improvement of the legal system including the Court Improvement Project, the Interpreter Advisory Committee, the Minority and Justice Implementation Committee, the Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts, and the Nebraska Supreme Court Implementation Committee on Pro Se Litigation. Oral arguments before the Nebraska Supreme Court are open, and the public is welcome to visit.[1]
Composition
Current members of Nebraska Supreme Court are:
- Chief Justice Mike Heavican
- Justice Kenneth Stephan – District 1
- Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman – District 2
- Justice John Gerrard – District 3
- Justice Michael McCormack – District 4
- Justice William Connolly – District 5
- Justice John Wright – District 6
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