After graduating law school Funke worked in private practice, served as a county attorney and as a deputy public defender.[2]
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.[2]
Nebraska Supreme Court service
Funke was one of seven applicants who sought the open seat on the Supreme Court.[2] He was appointed to the Supreme Court on June 15, 2016, by Governor Pete Ricketts to succeed Justice William M. Connolly, who retired effective August 1, 2016.[2][3] At the time of his appointment, he was the Court's youngest jurist.[4]
References
^"Hon. Jeffery J. Funke". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ abcdSchulte, Grant (June 15, 2016). "Governor names Jeffrey Funke to Nebraska Supreme Court". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^"Gov. Ricketts Appoints Judge Jeffrey J. Funke to the Supreme Court" (Press release). June 15, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^Duggan, Joe (August 5, 2016). "Jeffrey Funke becomes newest — and youngest — Nebraska Supreme Court judge". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
External links
Official Biography on Nebraska Supreme Court website
jeffrey, funke, born, april, 1969, american, associate, justice, nebraska, supreme, court, justice, nebraska, supreme, court, judicial, districtincumbentassumed, office, june, 2016appointed, bypete, rickettspreceded, bywilliam, connollypersonal, detailsborn, 1. Jeffrey J Funke born April 15 1969 is an American associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court Jeffrey J FunkeJustice of the Nebraska Supreme Court 5th Judicial DistrictIncumbentAssumed office June 27 2016Appointed byPete RickettsPreceded byWilliam M ConnollyPersonal detailsBorn 1969 04 15 April 15 1969 age 54 EducationUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln B S University of Nebraska College of Law J D Contents 1 Biography 2 State court service 3 Nebraska Supreme Court service 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditFunke received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 1991 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1994 1 After graduating law school Funke worked in private practice served as a county attorney and as a deputy public defender 2 State court service EditFunke 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 2 Nebraska Supreme Court service EditFunke was one of seven applicants who sought the open seat on the Supreme Court 2 He was appointed to the Supreme Court on June 15 2016 by Governor Pete Ricketts to succeed Justice William M Connolly who retired effective August 1 2016 2 3 At the time of his appointment he was the Court s youngest jurist 4 References Edit Hon Jeffery J Funke Retrieved January 17 2018 a b c d Schulte Grant June 15 2016 Governor names Jeffrey Funke to Nebraska Supreme Court Retrieved January 17 2018 Gov Ricketts Appoints Judge Jeffrey J Funke to the Supreme Court Press release June 15 2016 Retrieved January 17 2018 Duggan Joe August 5 2016 Jeffrey Funke becomes newest and youngest Nebraska Supreme Court judge Omaha World Herald Retrieved January 17 2018 External links EditOfficial Biography on Nebraska Supreme Court website Jeffrey Funke at BallotpediaLegal officesPreceded byWilliam M Connolly Associate Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court2016 present Incumbent This biography of a state judge in Nebraska is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeffrey J Funke amp oldid 1148423361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
