October 6, 2022, Application Deadline Set for County Court Judge Vacancy, Twelfth Judicial District

October 6, 2022, Application Deadline Set for County Court Judge Vacancy, Twelfth Judicial District

LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Jonathan J. Papik, the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court Judge in the 12th Judicial District (consisting of Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux Counties) will hold a public hearing in the Bordeaux Room at Chadron State College, Student Center (1100 E. 12th Street) in Chadron, Nebraska, beginning at 1:30 p.m. on October 27, 2022.  At the hearing, the commission will receive information on the qualifications of candidates to fill the vacancy in the office of County Court Judge due to the retirement of Judge Russell W. Harford, effective August 31, 2022.  The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska. 

Individuals interested in applying for the position can obtain a Judicial Vacancy Application package from the Nebraska Judicial Branch Web site at https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/administration/attorney-services-division/judicial-vacancy/application.  Completed applications may be submitted electronically or by hard copy and must be returned no later than 4:00 p.m., October 6, 2022.

Any member of the public wishing to present testimony for the commission’s consideration may do so one of two ways:

  1. Written testimony provided in advance:  Those wishing to present written testimony or other pertinent information may do so by mailing the information to the Commission Chair no later than October 20, 2022, at the following address:  Justice Papik, Nebraska Supreme Court, P O Box 98910, Lincoln, NE 68509 or email it to kara.nielsen@nebraska.gov.    
  2. Oral testimony offered during the hearing:  Those wishing to present oral testimony may do so by attending the public hearing in the Bordeaux Room of Chadron State College, Student Center in Chadron, Nebraska

A listing of the members of the Judicial Nominating Commission can be found on the Nebraska Judicial Branch Web site at https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/administration/committees-commissions/judicial-nominating-commission-twelfth-district-county-district-court .

For special accommodations relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call (402) 471-3730.  For persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, please call the Nebraska Relay System, 7-1-1. AA/EOE.