Four Submit their Names for County Court Judge in the First Judicial District

Four Submit their Names for County Court Judge in the First Judicial District

LINCOLN – Amanda D. Fanning (Spracklen-Hogan), Jeffrey A. Gaertig, Lee M. Timan, all of Beatrice; and Richard R. Smith, Cook, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the 1st Judicial District consisting of Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, and Thayer counties. The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska. The vacancy is due to the retirement of Judge Steven B. Timm.

The public hearing of the Judicial Nominating Commission will be held via WebEx at the Gage County Courthouse, County Courtroom, Third Floor, 612 Grant Street, Beatrice, Nebraska, at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 25, 2021. The Commission will review all applicants for the office at that time. 

The Chair of the Commission will be present at the Gage County Courthouse, and Commission members and applicants will participate in this hearing via WebEx. The public hearing is expected to be available for viewing on NET at the following link on the date of the hearing: Nebraska Educational Television's Live & On Demand: State Government website.

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 of the hearing: Those wishing to present written testimony or other pertinent information may do so by mailing the information to the Commission Chair no later than January 18, 2021, at the following address: Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court 1st Judicial District, PO Box 98910, Lincoln, NE 68509 or email it to dawn.mussmann@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 county courtroom of the Gage County Courthouse in Beatrice, Nebraska. All persons attending should be prepared for staggered admittance and restricted seating in order to maintain appropriate social distancing.

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-first-district-county-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.