Jeffrey J. Funke (born April 15, 1969) is an American associate justice of the
Nebraska Supreme Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The court consists of a chief justice and six associate justices. Each justice is initially appointed by the governor of Nebraska; using the Missouri Plan, each just ...
.
Biography
Funke received his undergraduate degree from the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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in 1991 and his
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
University of Nebraska College of Law
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in 1994.
After graduating law school Funke worked in private practice, served as a county attorney and as a deputy public defender.
State court service
Funke served as a county court judge from 2007 to 2013 in Otoe and Sarpy Counties, and as a district court judge in Otoe and Cass Counties from 2013 to 2016. He was appointed county court judge in 2007 and district court judge in 2013 by former Governor
Dave Heineman
David Eugene Heineman (born May 12, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 39th governor of Nebraska from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 39th treasurer of Nebraska from 1995 to 2001 and 37th lieu ...
.
Nebraska Supreme Court service
Funke was one of seven applicants who sought the open seat on the Supreme Court.
He was appointed to the Supreme Court on June 15, 2016, by Governor
Pete Ricketts
John Peter Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is an American politician serving as the 40th governor of Nebraska since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Ricketts is the son of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade. He is also, with oth ...
to succeed Justice
, who retired effective August 1, 2016.
At the time of his appointment, he was the Court's youngest jurist.
References
External links
Official Biography on Nebraska Supreme Court website*
1969 births
Living people
Public defenders
Justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court
University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
University of Nebraska College of Law alumni
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American judges
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