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Jonathan Papik
Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court · District 4
Background: Following his clerkships, Papik joined the law firm Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather in Omaha, Nebraska, where he worked as an attorney until his appointment to the Nebraska Supreme Court in 2018.
At a glance
- Court
- Nebraska Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- District 4
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Pete Ricketts (R); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Pete Ricketts (R)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- 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
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Northwestern College, 2004
- Law: Harvard Law School, 2008
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- 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 Jonathan Papik’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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