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John Freudenberg
Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court · District 6
Background: Freudenberg began his career as an attorney in Norfolk, Neb. before joining the Scotts Bluff county attorney's office as a deputy county attorney in 1996. He worked as the county attorney, special prosecutor, and county coroner in Sheridan County from 1998 to 2007.
At a glance
- Court
- Nebraska Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- District 6
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) (June 18, 2018); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Pete Ricketts (R)
- Appointment date
- June 18, 2018
- Took office
- July 6, 2018
- Current term ends
- January 4, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Chadron State College, 1992
- Law: University of Nebraska, 1995
- Prior offices
- Nebraska 3rd Judicial District County Court (2017 - 2018)
- 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 John Freudenberg’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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