← State supreme courts · Nebraska overview
Nebraska Supreme Court
The highest court in Nebraska. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (Hybrid)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
6 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1866Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Jeffrey Funke
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: November 1, 2024
Appointed by Jim Pillen (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Stephanie Stacy
Justice · District 1
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 28, 2015
Appointed by Pete Ricketts (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Derek Vaughn
Justice · District 2
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 2, 2026
Appointed by Jim Pillen (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
William Cassel
Justice · District 3
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: May 9, 2012
Appointed by David Heineman (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Jonathan Papik
Justice · District 4
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2018
Appointed by Pete Ricketts (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Jason Bergevin
Justice · District 5
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 14, 2025
Appointed by Jim Pillen (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
John Freudenberg
Justice · District 6
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 6, 2018
Appointed by Pete Ricketts (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Nebraska Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.