Hon. Julie D. Smith

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    4th & Broadway
    P O Box 416
    Tecumseh
    Nebraska
    68450
    Phone
    (402) 274-7955
    Fax
    (402) 335-6311

    Hon. Julie D. Smith

    Judgeship

    2017-present
    District Court Judge, 1st Judicial District
    Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, and Thayer counties
     

    Experience

    2015-2017
    General Counsel, Executive Staff Member, Appeals Board Member
    Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
     
    2007-2015
    Johnson County Attorney
    2004-2005
    Deputy Johnson County Attorney
    Johnson County Attorney's Office
     
    2007-2015
    Attorney at Law
    Smith & Smith (partner)
     
    2013
    Deputy Richardson County Attorney
    Richardson County Attorney's Office
     
    2005-2006
    Attorney at Law
    Nestor & Mercure
     

    Education

    University of Kansas School of Law, 2004
    Juris Doctor, Order of the Coif
     
    Drake University, 2001
    Bachelor of Science in Business Admisistration
     

    Judicial/Law Related Activities

    Committees
    Judicial Branch Education Curriculum Committee, 2021-present
    Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee, 2021-present
    Judicial Ethics Committee, 2021-present
    Nebraska State Council of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, 2021-present
    Nebraska Criminal Instruction Sub-Committee of the Committee on Practice and Procedure, 2020-present
    Nebraska Judicial Needs Assessment Workgroup, 2019-present
    Nebraska District Judges’ Association Education Committee, member, 2018-present

    Professional Affiliations
    Nebraska Bar Association Lifetime Fellow, 2018-present
    Nebraska Violence Against Women Act Implementation Plan Review Team, 2016-2017
    National Institute of Corrections Chief Legal Counsel Network, 2015-2017
    Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Review Team Work Group, 2015-2017
    Judge for High School Mock Trial competition, 2004-present
    4-County Juvenile Justice Team chairperson, 2013-2015
    National District Attorney's Association National Advocacy Center Instructor for Prosecutor's Boot Camp, Columbia, SC, 2012
    Johnson County Drug Enforcement Fund Team chairperson, 2007-2015
    Local Emergency Operations Plan team member and media liaison, 2007-2015
    Through the Eyes of the Child team member, 2006-2015
    Johnson County Child Abuse Investigatory and Treatment team member, 2004-2015. Chairperson 2007-2015

    Honors and Awards

    Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Challenge Coin Recipient, for the successful completion of the Sentence Calculation Software project, 2016
    Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association Award, 2008
     

    Community Activities

    Cook Rescue Squad, former President, Vice President, and Training Officer, 2005-present
    Tecumseh Rescue Squad EMT, 2008-2015
    Church Organist, Osage Church, 2007-present
     

    Speaking Engagements

    Guest Instruction on legal issues in Emergency Medical Services at various venues, including Southeast Community College and Community Memorial Hospital, 2007-2015
    Guest lecturer on legal topics for the Red Hat Society, Cook Rescue Squad, Johnson County Central Schools and Men's Brotherhood, 2007-present
     
     
    Updated February 2022