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Jeffrey Funke Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
Background: Funke was an attorney in private practice from 1994 to 2007. During the same time, he was a deputy public defender (1994-1997), deputy county attorney (1997-2005), and county attorney (2005-2007) in Otoe County, Neb.
At a glance
- Court
- Nebraska Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Chief Justice
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Jim Pillen (R) (October 25, 2024); retained by voters in a retention election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. Jim Pillen (R)
- Appointment date
- October 25, 2024
- Took office
- November 1, 2024
- Current term ends
- November 7, 2028
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1991
- Law: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1994
- Prior offices
- Nebraska Supreme Court District 5 (2016 - 2024)
- Nebraska 2nd District Court (2013 - 2016)
- Nebraska 2nd Judicial District County Court (2007 - 2013)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Jeffrey Funke’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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