Retired Lancaster County Judge Janice Lindquist Gradwohl died December 27, 2022, at her home in Lincoln. Appointed to the bench in 1974, she was the fourth woman to serve on the state court bench and the first female judge in Lancaster County.  She retired in 1990.

Gradwohl was instrumental in the work of the County Court Judges Education Committee, creating annual curriculum materials and teaching.  She authored several on the history of women judges in Nebraska and other topics.

Obituary: Janice Lindquist Gradwohl