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Jeffrey Funke's Biography

Contact Information

Office

1445 K Street,
Room 2214
Lincoln, NE 68509

Full Name:

Jeffrey J. Funke

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

04/15/1969

JD, University of Nebraska College of Law, 1994

BS, Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1991

Chief Justice, Nebraska State Supreme Court, 2024-present

Candidate, Nebraska State Supreme Court, District 5, 2020

Justice, Nebraska State Supreme Court, District 5, 2016-2024

District Court Judge, Cass, Sarpy, and Otoe Counties, 2013-2016

Appointed by Governor Pete Ricketts, Justice, Nebraska State Supreme Court, District 5, June 15, 2016

County Court Representative, Case Management Committee for Nebraska Trial Courts, 2010-2013

County Judge, Second Judicial District, 2007-2013

Deputy County Attorney/County Attorney, Otoe County, Nebraska, 1997-2007

Deputy Public Defender, Otoe County, Nebraska, 1994-1997

Member, Annual Law Day Job Shadowing Program

County Court Representative, Case Management Committee for Nebraska Trial Courts

Former Vice President, Friends of Arbor Lodge Foundation

Former Secretary, Morton James Public Library Foundation

Former Member, Nebraska City Airport Authority

New Judge Orientation Instructor/Former Executive Committee Member, Nebraska County Judges Association

Judicial Education Committee for Nebraska Trial Courts District Court Representative/New Judge Orientation Instructor, Nebraska District Judges Association

Member/Mock Trial Coach, Nebraska State Bar Association

Co-Chair, Nebraska State Bar Foundation PEOPLE Bench/Media Committee

Judge, Nebraska State Oratorical Competition, American Legion

Former Member, Nebraska Supreme Court Language Access Committee

Former Member, Saint Mary's Community Hospital Board of Directors

Member, Second Judicial District Bar Association

Co-Chair, Uniform Statewide Rule: Cameras in the Courtroom

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