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
No caucus information on file.
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