Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 24 - Courts
24-803 - Judicial nominating commission; members; term; appointments by Governor; elections by lawyers.

24-803. Judicial nominating commission; members; term; appointments by Governor; elections by lawyers.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, as the term of a member of a judicial nominating commission initially appointed or selected expires, the term of office of each successor member shall be for a period of four years. The Governor shall appoint all successor members of each nominating commission who are judges of the Supreme Court and citizen members or alternate citizen members. The Governor shall appoint two alternate citizen members, not of the same political party, to each nominating commission. The term of office of an alternate citizen member of a commission shall be for a period of four years except that the initial appointments shall terminate on December 31, 1999. The lawyers residing in the judicial district or area of the state served by a judicial nominating commission shall select all successor and alternate lawyer members of such commission in the manner prescribed in section 24-806. The term of office of an alternate lawyer member of a commission shall be for a period of four years. No member of any nominating commission, including the Supreme Court member of any such commission, shall serve more than a total of eight consecutive years as a member of the commission, and if such member has served for more than six years as a member of the commission, he or she shall not be eligible for reelection or reappointment. Alternate lawyer and citizen members shall be selected to fill vacancies in their order of election or appointment.
(2) For purposes of this section and Article V, section 21, of the Constitution of Nebraska, a member of a judicial nominating commission shall be deemed to have served on such commission if he or she was a member of the commission at the time of the publication of the notice required by subsection (1) of section 24-810.
(3) Members of the judicial nominating commissions for the office of judge of the district court shall also serve as members of the judicial nominating commissions for the office of judge of the county court for counties located within the district court judicial districts served, except that members of the judicial nominating commissions for district judge and county judge in districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10 shall be appointed or selected separately to serve on such commissions.
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Nebraska Revised Statutes

Chapter 24 - Courts

24-101 - Jurisdiction.

24-102 - Quorum.

24-103 - Rules.

24-104 - Clerk and reporter.

24-105 - Order of business.

24-106 - Presiding judge; daily record of proceedings.

24-107 - Written opinions to be reported; format.

24-108 - Judgment on conviction.

24-109 - Offenses occurring during preceding term.

24-201 - Supreme Court; how constituted; Chief Justice.

24-201.01 - Supreme Court judges; salary; amount; restriction on other employment of judges.

24-201.02 - Supreme Court judicial districts; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties.

24-201.03 - Judges; salary increase; when effective.

24-201.04 - Supreme Court judicial districts; population figures and maps; basis.

24-202 - Judges; eligibility.

24-203 - Transferred to section 24-741.

24-204 - Jurisdiction, original, appellate, and final.

24-204.01 - Original jurisdiction; issue of constitutionality of acts of Legislature; attorney fees; costs; payment.

24-205 - Supreme Court Education Fund; created; use; investment.

24-205.01 - Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee; powers.

24-206 - Terms of court, special.

24-208 - Opinions; when filed.

24-209 - Nebraska Reports; Nebraska Appellate Reports; Nebraska Advance Sheets; Decisions of the Nebraska Court of Appeals; disposition; price; Supreme Court Reports Cash Fund; created.

24-211 - Clerk and reporter; salaries; how fixed; duties.

24-212 - Nebraska Reports; Nebraska Appellate Reports; preparation and publication; copyright; disposition; annotations.

24-214 - Fee book; entries; duty of clerk.

24-215 - Fees; quarterly payment into General Fund; transcripts for Supreme Court of United States; powers and duties of clerk.

24-216 - Fees; neglect or fraud in report; penalty.

24-217 - Supreme Court; bailiffs.

24-218 - Chief Justice; purchase liability insurance; for whom.

24-219 - Supreme Court; answer questions of law; when.

24-220 - Certification request; how invoked.

24-221 - Certification request; contents.

24-222 - Certification request; requirements; acceptance.

24-223 - Certification request; fees and costs.

24-224 - Certification request; Supreme Court; duties.

24-225 - Certification request; Supreme Court opinion; delivery.

24-226 - Use of electronic research capabilities; authorized; payment.

24-227.01 - Supreme Court Automation Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

24-228 - Assumption of district court expenses; when.

24-229 - Counsel for Discipline Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

24-230 - Judicial hearing officer; appointment by Supreme Court; powers; qualifications; rights of parties.

24-231 - Supreme Court Attorney Services Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

24-232 - Eviction proceedings; annual report; contents.

24-301 - District judge; eligibility.

24-301.01 - District judge; judge of separate juvenile court; salary.

24-301.02 - District court judicial districts; described; number of judges.

24-302 - Jurisdiction.

24-302.01 - Transferred to section 25-2706.

24-303 - Terms of court; when fixed; where held; assignment of judges by Supreme Court; telephonic or videoconference hearing; authorized.

24-304 - Terms of court, special.

24-305 - Absence of judge; adjournment from day to day.

24-306 - Absence of judge; adjournment until next regular term.

24-307 - Absence of judge; adjournment by written order.

24-308 - Failure of term; pending proceedings continued.

24-309 - Failure of term; persons recognized; sureties; liability.

24-310 - Final adjournment; effect.

24-311 - Transferred to section 24-1001.

24-312 - District judges; interchange; appointment of county judge to act; when; effect; reassignment of cases.

24-313 - Inferior tribunal; powers over.

24-314 - Transferred to section 24-1002.

24-315 - Transferred to section 24-739.

24-317 - Transferred to section 24-734.

24-318 - Offenses at trial; order to investigate; order to prosecute; duty of county attorney.

24-319 - Transferred to section 25-21,201.

24-320 - Transferred to section 25-21,202.

24-321 - Transferred to section 25-21,203.

24-322 - Transferred to section 25-21,204.

24-323 - Transferred to section 25-21,205.

24-324 - Transferred to section 25-21,206.

24-325 - Transferred to section 25-21,207.

24-326 - Transferred to section 25-21,208.

24-327 - Transferred to section 25-21,209.

24-328 - Transferred to section 25-21,210.

24-329 - Transferred to section 25-21,211.

24-330 - Transferred to section 25-21,212.

24-331 - Transferred to section 25-21,213.

24-332 - Transferred to section 25-21,214.

24-333 - Transferred to section 25-21,215.

24-334 - Transferred to section 25-21,216.

24-335 - Transferred to section 25-21,217.

24-336 - Transferred to section 25-21,218.

24-337.01 - Clerk of the district court; assist clerk of county court; agreement; contents.

24-337.02 - Transferred to section 24-1005.

24-337.03 - Transferred to section 25-2214.01.

24-337.04 - Clerk of district court; residency.

24-342 - Transferred to section 25-1140.09.

24-342.01 - Transferred to section 24-1004.

24-342.02 - Transferred to section 24-1003.

24-345 - Funds uncalled for; payment to State Treasurer; clerk's liability discharged.

24-349 - Sections, how construed.

24-350 - Bailiff; term; compensation.

24-401 - Clerk of Supreme Court; clerks of district and county courts; deputies.

24-402 - Clerk; liability for acts of deputy.

24-403 - District and county court clerks; deputies; acknowledgments; validity.

24-501 - Legislative intent.

24-502 - Court of record; location.

24-503 - County judge districts; created; number of judges; membership.

24-505.01 - County judge; eligibility.

24-506 - Presiding judge; selection; departments.

24-507 - Clerk magistrates; appointment; serve as clerk of court; assist clerk of district court; agreement; contents; ex officio clerk of the district court; when.

24-508 - Clerk magistrate; duties; qualifications; education requirements.

24-509 - Judge; clerk magistrate; oath; filing.

24-511 - Clerk; powers; duties.

24-513 - County judge; salary; class; expenses.

24-514 - Salaries; expenses; operational costs; payment; property purchased by county; how treated.

24-515 - Courtroom and office facilities; costs; standards; property transfers from municipal courts; standards.

24-516 - Judge; interchange; vacancy, disqualification, absence, or temporary incapacity; Chief Justice; temporary appointment; appointment of district judge to act; when; effect.

24-517 - Jurisdiction.

24-519 - Clerk magistrate; duties.

24-520 - Clerk magistrates; assignment; written orders.

24-521 - Nebraska County Court Judges Association; created; duties.

24-522 - Transferred to section 25-2802.

24-523 - Transferred to section 25-2803.

24-524 - Transferred to section 25-2804.

24-525 - Transferred to section 25-2805.

24-526 - Transferred to section 25-2806.

24-527 - Transferred to section 25-2807.

24-528 - Transferred to section 25-2701.

24-530 - Transferred to section 25-2710.

24-531 - Transferred to section 25-2711.

24-532 - Transferred to section 25-2712.

24-532.01 - Transferred to section 25-2713.

24-533 - Transferred to section 25-2703.

24-534 - Transferred to section 23-1701.04.

24-535 - Transferred to section 25-2704.

24-536 - Transferred to section 25-2705.

24-537 - Transferred to section 25-2720.

24-538 - Transferred to section 25-2718.

24-539 - Transferred to section 25-2721.

24-540 - Transferred to section 25-2707.

24-541.01 - Transferred to section 25-2728.

24-541.02 - Transferred to section 25-2729.

24-541.03 - Transferred to section 25-2730.

24-541.04 - Transferred to section 25-2731.

24-541.05 - Transferred to section 25-2732.

24-541.06 - Transferred to section 25-2733.

24-541.07 - Transferred to section 25-2734.

24-541.08 - Transferred to section 25-2735.

24-541.09 - Transferred to section 25-2736.

24-541.10 - Transferred to section 25-2737.

24-551 - Transferred to section 25-2738.

24-552 - Transferred to section 24-740.

24-553 - Transferred to section 25-2709.

24-554 - Transferred to section 25-2723.

24-555 - Transferred to section 25-2724.

24-556 - Transferred to section 25-2725.

24-557 - Transferred to section 25-2726.

24-558 - Transferred to section 25-2727.

24-559 - Transferred to section 25-2708.

24-560 - Transferred to section 25-2714.

24-561 - Transferred to section 25-2715.

24-562 - Transferred to section 25-2716.

24-563 - Transferred to section 25-2717.

24-567 - Transferred to section 25-2722.

24-568 - Transferred to section 25-21,219.

24-569 - Transferred to section 25-21,220.

24-570 - Transferred to section 25-21,232.

24-571 - Transferred to section 25-21,221.

24-572 - Transferred to section 25-21,222.

24-573 - Transferred to section 25-21,223.

24-574 - Transferred to section 25-21,224.

24-575 - Transferred to section 25-21,225.

24-576 - Transferred to section 25-21,226.

24-577 - Transferred to section 25-21,227.

24-578 - Transferred to section 25-21,228.

24-579 - Transferred to section 25-21,229.

24-580 - Transferred to section 25-21,230.

24-581 - Transferred to section 25-21,231.

24-582 - Transferred to section 25-21,233.

24-583 - Transferred to section 25-21,234.

24-584 - Transferred to section 25-21,235.

24-585 - Transferred to section 25-2702.

24-585.01 - Transferred to section 25-2719.

24-593 - Municipal court employees; transfer to county court; salary and benefits.

24-594 - Exercise of jurisdiction; ratified.

24-595 - Transferred to section 25-2232.

24-596 - Transferred to section 25-2233.

24-597 - Transferred to section 25-2234.

24-598 - Transferred to section 25-2235.

24-599 - Transferred to section 25-2236.

24-5,100 - Transferred to section 23-1701.02.

24-5,101 - Transferred to section 25-2231.

24-5,102 - Transferred to section 25-2237.

24-5,103 - Transferred to section 25-2238.

24-5,104 - Transferred to section 25-2239.

24-5,105 - Transferred to section 25-2230.

24-5,106 - Transferred to section 25-2229.

24-601 - Transferred to section 30-3201.

24-601.01 - Transferred to section 30-3207.

24-601.02 - Transferred to section 30-3202.

24-601.03 - Transferred to section 30-3203.

24-601.04 - Transferred to section 30-3209.

24-601.05 - Transferred to section 30-3208.

24-602 - Transferred to section 30-3204.

24-603 - Transferred to section 30-3210.

24-604 - Transferred to section 30-3211.

24-604.01 - Transferred to section 81-120.

24-605 - Transferred to section 30-3212.

24-619 - Transferred to section 48-2001.

24-620 - Transferred to section 48-2002.

24-621 - Transferred to section 30-3302.

24-622 - Transferred to section 30-3303.

24-623 - Transferred to section 30-3304.

24-624 - Transferred to section 30-3305.

24-625 - Transferred to section 30-3306.

24-626 - Transferred to section 30-3307.

24-627 - Transferred to section 30-3308.

24-628 - Transferred to section 30-3309.

24-629 - Transferred to section 30-3310.

24-630 - Transferred to section 30-3311.

24-631 - Transferred to section 30-3301.

24-632 - Transferred to section 30-3213.

24-633 - Transferred to section 30-3214.

24-634 - Transferred to section 30-3215.

24-635 - Transferred to section 30-3216.

24-636 - Transferred to section 30-3217.

24-637 - Transferred to section 30-3218.

24-638 - Transferred to section 30-3205.

24-639 - Transferred to section 30-3206.

24-701 - Terms, defined.

24-701.01 - Act, how cited.

24-701.02 - Changes to act; operative; when.

24-702 - Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges; Nebraska Judges Retirement Act Expense Fund; created; use.

24-703 - Judges; contributions; deductions; fees taxed as costs; payment; late fees; funding of retirement system; actuarial valuation; transfer of funds; adjustments.

24-703.01 - Participation in retirement system; requirements.

24-703.03 - Elections authorized.

24-704 - Administration of system; Public Employees Retirement Board, Auditor of Public Accounts, and Nebraska Investment Council; duties; employer education program.

24-704.01 - Board; power to adjust contributions and benefits; overpayment of benefits; investigatory powers; subpoenas.

24-705 - Technical and administrative employees; actuary; report; expenses.

24-706 - Termination of employment; return of contributions, when; rejoining system.

24-706.01 - Termination of employment prior to eligibility to retire; rejoining system; effect.

24-707 - Death of judge; benefits spouse entitled to receive; contributions paid to beneficiary; when; direct transfer to retirement plan; death while performing qualified military service; additional death benefit.

24-707.01 - Surviving spouse; benefits; applicable, when.

24-708 - Retirement of judge; when; deferment of payment; board; duties.

24-708.01 - Retired member; reemployment; how treated.

24-709 - Judge; physically or mentally disabled; retirement; Commission on Judicial Qualifications; application; examination; benefits.

24-709.01 - Judicial retirement proceedings before Commission on Judicial Qualifications; confidential.

24-709.02 - Certain clerk magistrates; disabled; retirement; Public Employees Retirement Board; application; examination; benefits.

24-710 - Judges; retirement annuity; amount; how computed; cost-of-living adjustment.

24-710.01 - Judges; alternative contribution rate and retirement benefit; election; notice.

24-710.02 - Retirement benefits; exemption from legal process; exception.

24-710.03 - Judges; purchase of service credit; application of section.

24-710.04 - Reemployment; military service; credit; effect.

24-710.05 - Direct rollover; terms, defined; distributee; powers; board; powers.

24-710.06 - Retirement system; accept payments and rollovers; limitations; board; powers.

24-710.12 - Retirement system; accept transfers; limitations; how treated.

24-710.13 - Judges who became members prior to July 1, 2015; annual benefit adjustment; cost-of-living adjustment calculation method.

24-710.14 - Judges who became members on or after July 1, 2015; annual benefit adjustment.

24-710.15 - Judges who became members on and after July 1, 2015; cost-of-living payment.

24-711 - Retired judge; statement of facts; contents; false or fraudulent actions; prohibited acts; penalty; denial of benefits.

24-712 - Annuity payments; continuation; physical examinations, when; cost.

24-713 - State Treasurer; duties; warrants.

24-713.01 - Limitation of actions.

24-713.02 - Retirement system contributions, property, and rights; how treated.

24-713.03 - Termination of system or contributions; effect.

24-714 - Retirement of judge; effect; filling of vacancy.

24-715 - Commission on Judicial Qualifications; created; members; appointment.

24-716 - Commission; members; term; vacancy.

24-717 - Commission; organization; officers.

24-718 - Commission; compensation; expenses.

24-719 - Commission; meetings; quorum; annual report.

24-720 - Commission; complaints and requests; form.

24-721 - Commission; complaint or request filed by citizen; investigation; proceedings; rights of judge or justice; special master; commission; recommendations; rules.

24-722 - Justice or judge; discipline or removal; grounds.

24-723 - Supreme Court; record of proceedings; review; order; retirement, removal, or suspension; effect.

24-723.01 - Justice or judge; disqualification without loss of salary; Supreme Court order; when.

24-723.02 - Justice or judge; removal or suspension by Supreme Court; grounds.

24-724 - Commission; executive secretary; personnel; employ; Attorney General; counsel; special counsel.

24-725 - Commission; budget; submit.

24-726 - Proceedings prior to formal hearing; confidential.

24-727 - Supreme Court; procedure; rule; adopt.

24-728 - Judge or justice; own discipline, removal, or retirement; participation prohibited.

24-729 - Judges; retired; assignment; when; retired judge, defined.

24-730 - Retired judge; temporary duty; compensation.

24-731 - Retired judge; temporary duty; expenses.

24-732 - Retired judge; temporary duty; not contribute to retirement fund; retirement benefits not affected.

24-733 - Retired judge; temporary duty; request for compensation and expenses.

24-734 - Judges; powers; enumerated.

24-739 - Disqualification of judge; grounds.

24-740 - Probate; disqualification of judge.

24-741 - Judges; when ineligible as candidates for other offices.

24-801 - Judicial nominating commissions; subject to sections.

24-801.01 - Judicial nominating commission; members; oath.

24-802 - Judicial nominating commission; residence requirements.

24-803 - Judicial nominating commission; members; term; appointments by Governor; elections by lawyers.

24-804 - Judicial nominating commissions; judges of Supreme Court; service as members.

24-805 - Judicial nominating commissions; members serve on no more than one commission; exceptions.

24-806 - Judicial nominating commission; lawyer members; qualifications; nominations; election.

24-807 - Judicial nominating commission; lawyer members; certificate of selection.

24-808 - Judicial nominating commissions; vacancies; filled, how.

24-809 - Judicial nominating commission; chairperson; manner of voting; vacancies; procedure.

24-809.01 - Transferred to section 24-1201.

24-809.02 - Transferred to section 24-1202.

24-809.03 - Transferred to section 24-1203.

24-809.04 - Judicial vacancy; date of final determination.

24-809.05 - Judgeship; primary office; relocation of judge authorized; when.

24-810 - Judicial vacancy; judicial nominating commission; meeting; notice; hearing; application; investigations; submission of names.

24-810.01 - Judicial nominating commission; registration as independent voters; removal from district; change in party registration; effect.

24-811 - Judicial nominating commissions; unlawful to attempt to influence; violations; penalty.

24-811.01 - Judicial nominating commission; nominations; number; considerations.

24-811.02 - Judicial nominating commission; send report to State Court Administrator; contents.

24-812 - Judicial nominating commissions; members; communications; confidential.

24-812.01 - Judicial nominations; Supreme Court; promulgate rules.

24-813 - Judicial officeholders; subject to sections.

24-814 - Judicial officeholder; continuance in office; request in writing to be retained.

24-815 - Judicial officeholder; request to be retained; Secretary of State; submit to electorate; form of ballot.

24-816 - Judicial officeholder; retention election; how conducted.

24-817 - Judicial officeholder; retention election; determination by vote of electorate.

24-818 - Judicial officeholder; request to be retained; failure to file; vacancy.

24-819 - Judges; full term; commencement; end.

24-820 - County judge; selection; retained in office; vacancy, how filled.

24-901 - Transferred to section 25-412.01.

24-902 - Transferred to section 25-412.02.

24-903 - Transferred to section 25-412.03.

24-904 - Transferred to section 25-412.04.

24-1001 - Proceedings to be public.

24-1002 - Oaths and affirmations; power to administer.

24-1003 - Evidence; recording and preservation; court reporters; appointment; uniform salary schedules; expenses; payment.

24-1004 - Records and exhibits; preservation; disposition.

24-1005 - Records; preservation duplicate; admissible in evidence; destruction of original record.

24-1006 - Clerk; judicial statistics; report.

24-1007 - State Court Administrator; compile judicial workload statistics; how; juveniles in Nebraska's justice system; annual report; contents.

24-1101 - Court of Appeals; created; panels; judges; appointment; salary; other laws applicable.

24-1102 - Judge; eligibility.

24-1103 - Active or retired judges; assignment; expenses.

24-1104 - Decisions; form; when published.

24-1105 - Cases pending on September 6, 1991; assignment to Court of Appeals.

24-1106 - Jurisdiction; direct review by Supreme Court; when; removal of case.

24-1107 - Decision; review by Supreme Court.

24-1108 - Administrative office; arguments heard throughout state; judge's offices.

24-1109 - Clerk; reporter; State Court Administrator; duties; expenses of court; rules and regulations.

24-1201 - Judicial Resources Commission; created; membership; quorum.

24-1202 - Judicial Resources Commission; term; vacancy.

24-1203 - Judicial Resources Commission; expenses.

24-1204 - Existence of judicial vacancy; determination.

24-1205 - Judgeships; annual hearing; recommendations.

24-1206 - Commission; basis for determination; report to Legislature; legislative action.

24-1301 - Legislative findings.

24-1302 - Supreme Court; rules; legislative intent.