LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Stephanie F. Stacy, the Judicial Nominating Commission for Court of Appeals Judge in the 5th Judicial District (consisting of Adams, Butler, Cass, Clay, Colfax, Fillmore, Gage, Hall, Hamilton, Jefferson, Johnson, Merrick, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Polk, Richardson, Saline, Saunders, Thayer, Webster and York Counties) will hold a public hearing at the York County Courthouse, 510 North Lincoln Avenue, district courtroom, in York, Nebraska, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017.  At the hearing, the Commission will receive information on the qualifications of candidates to fill the vacancy in the office of Court of Appeals Judge due to the retirement of Judge Everett O. Inbody effective January 1, 2018. The public is welcome to attend the hearing and present information concerning candidates for the judicial opening.

Individuals interested in applying for the position can obtain a Judicial Vacancy Application package from the Nebraska Judicial Branch website at https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/administration/attorney-services-division/judicial-vacancy.  Completed applications may be submitted electronically or by hard copy and must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017.

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-court-appeals-fifth-district. 

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