January 8, 2021, 4 p.m. - Application Deadline Set for County Court Judge Vacancy, Fifth Judicial District.

January 8, 2021, 4 p.m. - Application Deadline Set for County Court Judge Vacancy, Fifth Judicial District.

LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District (consisting of Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward, and York Counties) will hold a public hearing via WebEx at the County Court Courtroom, Seward County Courthouse, 529 Seward Street, Seward, Nebraska, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 29, 2021. The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska, with the understanding that the appointed judge will be required to sit in both Hamilton and York Counties. 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 Linda Caster Senff, effective October 31, 2020.

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 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2021.

Commission members and applicants may participate in this hearing via WebEx[KK1] . The public hearing will 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[KK2] .

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 emailing the information to the Commission Chair no later than 4 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2021, at the following address: Nebraska Supreme Court, Judicial Nominating Commission 5th Judicial District, PO Box 98910, Lincoln, NE 68509 or email it to jackie.hladik@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 Court Courtroom of the Seward County Courthouse, Seward, 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 Website at https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/administration/committees-commissions/judicial-nominating-commission-fifth-district-county-district-court. Please note, as of January 1, 2021, there will be newly elected or appointed members to the Judicial Nominating Commission due to the expiration of member terms.

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.


 [KK1]This will be to your Judge’s preference how she/he would like to conduct the hearing.

 [KK2]This may not be available for all locations