The Judiciary Committee heard testimony Jan. 18 on a bill that would transfer a county court judgeship to another district.<\/p>\n
LB790, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Colby Coash, would transfer a judgeship in the 5TH Judicial District County Court\u2014located in Hamilton County\u2014to the 3RD Judicial District County Court\u2014located in Lancaster County.<\/p>\n
Coash said caseloads in Hamilton County have decreased, so the Nebraska Judicial Resources Commission decided not to fill the vacant judgeship and instead transfer it to a district with a higher caseload.<\/p>\n
Susan Strong, a Lancaster County judge, testified in support of the bill. She cited data from a recent caseload study showing that Hamilton County currently has six judgeships, but has a need for only 4.5 judgeships. Lancaster County currently has six judgeships, but has a need for 8.1 judgeships, she said.<\/p>\n
No one testified in opposition and the committee took no immediate action on the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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