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The Court of Appeals is the intermediate level appellate court for the US state of Nebraska. The Court was created on 6 September 1991, following a constitutional amendment held in November of the previous year. The Court regularly sits in the Nebraska State Capitol but sits elsewhere when convenient. [1]
The Court of Appeals consists of 6 judges, one from each Supreme Court District and are appointed by the Governor from a list nominated by judicial selection commissions. One of those judges serves as the chief judge for a period of two years, he is elected by the other judges of the Court of Appeals and the decision is ratified by the Supreme Court. Judges sit in panels of three, decided by the chief judge. [1] [2]
District | Judge | Appointed | Appointed by | Law school |
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2 | Michael W. Pirtle, Chief Judge | June 24, 2011 (as Appellate Judge) September 13, 2020 (as Chief Judge) | Dave Heineman (R) | Nebraska |
6 | Frankie J. Moore | January 28, 2000 | Mike Johanns (R) | Nebraska |
3 | Francie C. Riedmann | July 2012 | Dave Heineman (R) | Creighton |
1 | Riko E. Bishop | July 19, 2013 | Dave Heineman (R) | Nebraska |
4 | David Arterburn | December 22, 2016 | Pete Ricketts (R) | Nebraska |
5 | Lawrence E. Welch Jr. | March 28, 2018 | Pete Ricketts (R) | Creighton |
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