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{{short description|Intermediate appellate court of Nebraska}}
{{one source|date=August 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
The '''Court of Appeals''' is the intermediate level [[appellate court]] for the US state of [[Nebraska]]. The Court was created on 6 September 1991, following a constitutional amendment held in November of the previous year. The Court regularly sits in the [[Nebraska State Capitol]] but sits elsewhere when convenient.<ref name="NebJurCOA">{{cite web |title=Court of Appeals |url=https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/court-appeals |website=State of Nebraska Judicial Branch |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref>

The Court of Appeals consists of 6 judges, one from each [[Nebraska Supreme Court#Districts|Supreme Court District]] and are appointed by the [[Governor of Nebraska|Governor]] from a list nominated by judicial selection commissions. One of those judges serves as the chief judge for a period of two years, he is elected by the other judges of the Court of Appeals and the decision is ratified by the Supreme Court. Judges sit in panels of three, decided by the chief judge.<ref name="NebJurCOA" /><ref name="RevSt">{{cite web |title=Nebraska Revised Statute Chapter 24 Section 1101 |url=https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=24-1101 |website=Nebraska Legislature |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref>

==Judges==

{| class="sortable wikitable"
!District
!Judge
!Appointed
!Appointed by
!Law school
|-
|2
|[[Michael W. Pirtle]], ''Chief Judge''
|{{dts|2011|6|24}} (as Appellate Judge)
{{dts|2020|9|13}} (as Chief Judge)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Dave Heineman]] (R)
|[[University of Nebraska College of Law|Nebraska]]
|-
|6
|[[Frankie J. Moore]]
|{{dts|2000|1|28}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Mike Johanns]] (R)
|Nebraska
|-
|3
|[[Francie C. Riedmann]]
|{{dts|2012|7}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Dave Heineman]] (R)
|[[Creighton University School of Law|Creighton]]
|-
|1
|[[Riko E. Bishop]]
|{{dts|2013|7|19}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Dave Heineman]] (R)
|Nebraska
|-
|4
|[[David Arterburn]]
|{{dts|2016|12|22}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Pete Ricketts]] (R)
|Nebraska
|-
|5
|[[Lawrence E. Welch Jr.]]
|{{dts|2018|3|28}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Pete Ricketts]] (R)
|Creighton
|}

Source<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/court-appeals/court-appeals-judges |title=Court of Appeals Judges |website=State of Nebraska Judicial Branch |access-date=May 24, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Nebraska Supreme Court]]
*[[Courts of Nebraska]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/court-appeals Nebraska Court of Appeals]

{{State Intermediate Appellate Courts}}

[[Category:Nebraska state courts|Appeals]]
[[Category:State appellate courts of the United States]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Courts and tribunals established in 1991]]