Article V — Judicial

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Neb. Const. art. V, § 1 Power vested in courts; Chief Justice; powers
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The judicial power of the state shall be vested in a Supreme Court, an appellate court, district courts, county courts, in and for each county, with one or more judges for each county or with one judge for two or more counties, as the Legislature shall provide, and such other cou…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 2 Supreme Court; number of judges; quorum; jurisdiction; retired judges, temporary duty; court divisions; assignments by Chief Justice
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The Supreme Court shall consist of seven judges, one of whom shall be the Chief Justice. A majority of the judges shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. A majority of the members sitting shall have authority to pronounce a decision except in cases involving the constitutional…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 3 Terms of Supreme Court
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At least two terms of the supreme court shall be held each year, at the seat of government.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 4 Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court; selection; residence; location of offices
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The Chief Justice and the Judges of the Supreme Court shall be selected as provided in this Article V. They may reside at the place where the court is located but shall reside within the state, and no Chief Justice or Judge of the Supreme Court shall be deemed thereby to have los…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 5 Supreme Court judicial districts; redistricting; when
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The Legislature shall divide the state into six contiguous and compact districts of approximately equal population, which shall be numbered from one to six, which shall be known as the Supreme Court judicial districts. The Legislature shall redistrict the state after each federal…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 6 Chief Justice to preside
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The Chief Justice shall preside at all terms and sittings of the supreme court, and in his absence or disability the judges present shall select one of their number chief justice pro tempore.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 7 Chief Justice; Associate Justices; qualifications
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No person shall be eligible to the office of Chief Justice or Judge of the Supreme Court unless he shall be at least thirty years of age, and a citizen of the United States, and shall have resided in this state at least three years next preceding his selection; nor, in the case o…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 8 Supreme Court appoint staff; budget; copyright of state reports
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The Supreme Court shall appoint such staff as may be needed for the proper dispatch of the business of the court. The court shall prepare and recommend to each session of the Legislature a budget of the estimated expenses of the court. The copyright of the state reports shall for…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 9 District courts; jurisdiction; felons may plead guilty; sentence
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The district courts shall have both chancery and common law jurisdiction, and such other jurisdiction as the Legislature may provide; and the judges thereof may admit persons charged with felony to a plea of guilty and pass such sentence as may be prescribed by law.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 10 District court judicial districts
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The state shall be divided into district court judicial districts. Until otherwise provided by law, the boundaries of the judicial districts and the number of judges of the district courts shall remain as now fixed. The judges of the district courts shall be selected from the res…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 11 District court judges; change of number; boundaries
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The Legislature may change the number of judges of the district courts and alter the boundaries of judicial districts. Such change in number or alterations in boundaries shall not vacate the office of any judge. Such districts shall be formed of compact territory bounded by count…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 12 District court judges may hold court for each other; retired judges, temporary duty
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The judges of the district court may hold court for each other and shall do so when required by law or when ordered by the Supreme Court. The Legislature may provide that any judge of the district court who has retired may be called upon for temporary duty by the Supreme Court.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 13 Supreme and district judges; salaries
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The chief justice, the judges of the supreme court and the judges of the district court shall receive such salaries as may be provided by law.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 14 Supreme and district judges not to act as attorneys; judge not to practice law, when
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No judge of the Supreme or district courts shall act as attorney or counsellor at law in any manner whatsoever. No judge shall practice law in any court in any matter arising in or growing out of any proceedings in his own court.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 15 Repealed 1970. Laws 1969, c. 419, sec. 1(2) p. 1432
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Neb. Const. art. V, § 15 Repealed 1970. Laws 1969, c. 419, sec. 1(2) p. 1432 Terminal constitutional section row. The heading records the current status; no operative text is published for this row. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nebraska_Constitution
Neb. Const. art. V, § 16 Repealed 1970. Laws 1969, c. 419, sec. 1(2) p. 1432
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Neb. Const. art. V, § 16 Repealed 1970. Laws 1969, c. 419, sec. 1(2) p. 1432 Terminal constitutional section row. The heading records the current status; no operative text is published for this row. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nebraska_Constitution
Neb. Const. art. V, § 17 Repealed 1970. Laws 1969, c. 419, sec. 1(2) p. 1432
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Neb. Const. art. V, § 17 Repealed 1970. Laws 1969, c. 419, sec. 1(2) p. 1432 Terminal constitutional section row. The heading records the current status; no operative text is published for this row. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nebraska_Constitution
Neb. Const. art. V, § 18 Repealed 1970. Laws 1969, c. 419, sec. 1(2) p. 1432
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Neb. Const. art. V, § 18 Repealed 1970. Laws 1969, c. 419, sec. 1(2) p. 1432 Terminal constitutional section row. The heading records the current status; no operative text is published for this row. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nebraska_Constitution
Neb. Const. art. V, § 19 Practice of all courts to be uniform
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The organization, jurisdiction, powers, proceedings, and practice of all courts of the same class or grade, so far as regulated by law and the force and effect of the proceedings, judgments and decrees of such courts, severally, shall be uniform.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 20 Officers in this Article; tenure; residence; duties; compensation
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All officers provided for in this Article shall hold their offices until their successors shall be qualified and they shall respectively reside in the district or county from which they shall be selected. All officers, when not otherwise provided for in this Article, shall perfor…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 21 Merit plan for selection of judges; terms of office; filling of vacancies; procedure; voting for nominee
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(1) In the case of any vacancy in the Supreme Court or in any district court or in such other court or courts made subject to this provision by law, such vacancy shall be filled by the Governor from a list of at least two nominees presented to him by the appropriate judicial nomi…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 22 State may sue and be sued
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The state may sue and be sued, and the Legislature shall provide by law in what manner and in what courts suits shall be brought.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 23 Jurisdiction of judges at chambers
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The several judges of the courts of record shall have such jurisdiction at chambers as may be provided by law.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 24 Style of process
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All process shall run in the name of "The State of Nebraska," and all prosecutions shall be carried on in the name of "The State of Nebraska."
Neb. Const. art. V, § 25 Supreme Court to promulgate rules of practice; to make recommendations to Legislature
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For the effectual administration of justice and the prompt disposition of judicial proceedings, the supreme court may promulgate rules of practice and procedure for all courts, uniform as to each class of courts, and not in conflict with laws governing such matters. To the same e…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 26 Proviso as to effect of amendment
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If the foregoing amendment shall be adopted by the electors, all existing courts which are not in the foregoing amendment specifically enumerated and concerning which no other provision is herein made, shall continue in existence and exercise their present jurisdiction, and the j…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 27 Juvenile courts; authorization
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9 of this Article, the Legislature may establish courts to be known as juvenile courts, with such jurisdiction and powers as the Legislature may provide. The term, qualification, compensation, and method of appointment or election of the …
Neb. Const. art. V, § 28 Commission on Judicial Qualifications; appointment; composition; qualifications
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The Legislature shall provide for a Commission on Judicial Qualifications consisting of: (1) Three judges, including one district court judge, one county court judge, and one judge of any other court inferior to the Supreme Court as now exists or may hereafter be created by law, …
Neb. Const. art. V, § 29 Commission on Judicial Qualifications; vote of majority required for action
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The commission shall act by a vote of the majority of its members and no action of the commission shall be valid unless concurred in by the majority of its members.
Neb. Const. art. V, § 30 Judges; discipline; removal from office; grounds; procedure
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(1) A Justice or Judge of the Supreme Court or judge of any court of this state may be reprimanded, disciplined, censured, suspended without pay for a definite period of time, not to exceed six months, or removed from office for (a) willful misconduct in office, (b) willful disre…
Neb. Const. art. V, § 31 Judges; procedure for removal from office cumulative
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These amendments are alternative to and cumulative with the methods of removal of Justices and judges provided in Article III, section 17, and Article IV, section 5, of this Constitution, and any other provision of law relating to the methods and manner of the removal of Justices…