Courts & rulings
Nebraska · highest court
Nebraska Supreme Court
Merit + retention
Chief: The chief justice is appointed (via the merit/Missouri Plan) and retained statewide at-large; the six associate justices each represent a judicial district.
Justices
All judges & justices →- Jeffrey J. Funke
- Stephanie F. Stacy
- William B. Cassel
- Jonathan J. Papik
- John R. Freudenberg
- Jason M. Bergevin
- Derek R. Vaughn
Roster as of 2026-06-13.
Constitution of Nebraska
Adopted 1875. Its declaration of rights sits in Article I (Bill of Rights). This court has the final word on what the Nebraska constitution means.
Lockstep with the federal Constitution
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).