Nebraska § 48-153 Judges; number; term; continuance in office; prohibition on holding other office or pursuing other occupation

Nebraska Statutes

§ 48-153 — Judges; number; term; continuance in office; prohibition on holding other office or pursuing other occupation

Nebraska § 48-153

Ch. 48Labor

This text of Nebraska § 48-153 (Judges; number; term; continuance in office; prohibition on holding other office or pursuing other occupation) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Nebraska primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-153 (2026).

Text

(1)The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall consist of six judges.

(2)The right of judges of the compensation court to continue in office shall be determined in the manner provided in sections 24-813 to 24-818 , and the terms of office thereafter shall be for six years beginning on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January immediately following their retention at such election.

(3)In case of a vacancy occurring in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, the same shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Article V, section 21, of the Nebraska Constitution and the right of any judge so appointed to continue in office shall be determined in the manner provided in sections 24-813 to 24-818 . All such judges shall hold office until their successors are ap

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court shall consist of six judges.
(2) The right of judges of the compensation court to continue in office shall be determined in the manner provided in sections 24-813 to 24-818 , and the terms of office thereafter shall be for six years beginning on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January immediately following their retention at such election.
(3) In case of a vacancy occurring in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, the same shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Article V, section 21, of the Nebraska Constitution and the right of any judge so appointed to continue in office shall be determined in the manner provided in sections 24-813 to 24-818 . All such judges shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified, or until death, voluntary resignation, or removal for cause.
(4) No judge of the compensation court shall, during his or her tenure in office as judge, hold any other office or position of profit, pursue any other business or avocation inconsistent or which interferes with his or her duties as such judge, or serve on or under any committee of any political party.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1935, c. 57, § 2, p. 188; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-163; R.S.1943, § 48-153; Laws 1945, c. 113, § 1, p. 363; Laws 1963, c. 288, § 1, p. 865; Laws 1965, c. 280, § 2, p. 806; Laws 1967, c. 292, § 2, p. 798; Laws 1975, LB 187, § 10; Laws 1978, LB 649, § 4; Laws 1979, LB 237, § 5; Laws 1981, LB 111, § 4; Laws 1983, LB 18, § 3; Laws 1986, LB 811, § 81; Laws 1988, LB 868, § 2; Laws 2011, LB151, § 3; Laws 2023, LB799, § 8.