LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed a new judge for Nebraska’s fifth judicial district. In a release sent Tuesday, Pillen’s office said the Governor appointed Jason S. Doele ...

The vacancy in the Fifth Judicial District was due to the appointment of Justice Jason M. Bergevin to the Nebraska Supreme Court.

Gov. Jim Pillen appointed a judge as an associate justice to the Nebraska Supreme Court representing the Fifth Judicial District.

The Fifth Judicial District consists of Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward, and York counties. The vacancy is due to the appointment of Justice Jason M ...

In his letter of resignation to Gov. Dave Heineman, Owens noted, “I have had the great honor of serving as a district judge in the Fifth Judicial District for 17 1/2 years. My service to the 11 ...

Nebraska’s Judicial Nominating Commission for the Fifth Judicial District has put forward thee names to fill a vacancy.

Funke has represented the 5th Judicial District of the Nebraska Supreme Court since 2016. Heavican, who has been on the Nebraska Supreme Court since 2006, is retiring at the end of October.

Three names have been forwarded to Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman for his consideration in naming a new judge for the 5th Judicial District.

It has cleared the air. It has shown that the bar and the public of the district entertained higher standards of judicial ethics than those which the candidate for renomination had exemplified.

Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed a new judge for Nebraska’s fifth judicial district.