LINCOLN – Mark L. Kovarik, Gering; Amber N. Horn, Gurley; and Audrey M. Long, Katy A. Reichert, and Brendan J. Rice, all of Scottsbluff, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the Twelfth Judicial District, which consists of Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux Counties. The vacancy is due to the retirement of Judge James M. Worden.
The third public hearing of the Judicial Nominating Commission will be held in the Scotts Bluff County Courthouse, second floor, district courtroom #1, 1725 10th St., Gering, Nebraska, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 12, 2026. The commission will interview all applicants for the office at that time.
Any member of the public wishing to present his or her views concerning any candidate for the judicial vacancy may do so by:
Written public testimony, signed and clearly labeled as such, should be mailed to the commission chair no later than June 5, 2026, at the following address: Justice Jason M. Bergevin, Nebraska Supreme Court, PO Box 98910, Lincoln, NE 68509, or emailed to kara.nielsen@nejudicial.gov. All written public testimony received by the deadline will be marked as an exhibit, received at the hearing, and made available to the public.
Oral public testimony may be presented in person during the public hearing in the Scotts Bluff County Courthouse, second floor, district courtroom #1, 1725 10th St., Gering, Nebraska.
Additional written information, including letters of recommendation, may be submitted to the commission at any time prior to its selection of qualified candidates to fill the vacancy, which may occur immediately after the public hearing. Such information should be mailed to the commission chair or emailed to kara.nielsen@nejudicial.gov, and all such information shall be deemed confidential communications to the commission.
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