Nebraska § 24-202 Judges; eligibility

Nebraska Statutes

§ 24-202 — Judges; eligibility

Nebraska·Ch. 24 Courts

(1)No person shall be eligible to the office of judge of the Supreme Court unless he or she (a) is at least thirty years of age and a citizen of the United States, (b) has had five years of practice of law in the State of Nebraska which may include prior service as a judge, (c) is currently admitted to practice before the Nebraska Supreme Court, and (d) is, on the effective date of appointment, a resident and elector of the district he or she is to represent.

(2)This section and sections 24-301 , 24-505.01 , 43-2,118 , 48-153 , and 48-153.01 shall not apply to a person serving as a judge of the Supreme Court on August 24, 1979, who continues to serve as a judge of the Supreme Court after such effective date.

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(1) No person shall be eligible to the office of judge of the Supreme Court unless he or she (a) is at least thirty years of age and a citizen of the United States, (b) has had five years of practice of law in the State of Nebraska which may include prior service as a judge, (c) is currently admitted to practice before the Nebraska Supreme Court, and (d) is, on the effective date of appointment, a resident and elector of the district he or she is to represent.
(2) This section and sections 24-301 , 24-505.01 , 43-2,118 , 48-153 , and 48-153.01 shall not apply to a person serving as a judge of the Supreme Court on August 24, 1979, who continues to serve as a judge of the Supreme Court after such effective date.

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Legislative History

Source: Laws 1879, § 12, p. 84; R.S.1913, § 1138; C.S.1922, § 1067; C.S.1929, § 27-202; R.S.1943, § 24-202; Laws 1963, c. 128, § 1, p. 481; Laws 1979, LB 237, § 1.