Most of Nebraska's state and federal judges earned positive reviews from the lawyers who appear before them.
The Nebraska State Bar Association says its poll of lawyers recommended that 141 of the 143 judges evaluated be retained on the bench.
In the panhandle, all eight judges from District and County Court received mostly favorable rankings.
The following percentages are from lawyers who responded to, "In your opinion should this judge be retained in office." The percentages listed are for the "Yes" response
Nebraska District Court, District 12 Nebraska County Court, District 12
Judge Leo Dobrovolny- 92.6% Judge Russell Harford- 90.0%
Judge Randall Lippstreu- 98.1% Judge Kristen Mickey- 70.8%
Judge Travis O'Gorman- 97.1% Judge Randin Roland- 89.5%
Judge Derek Weimer- 97.8% Judge James Worden- 81.8%
The anonymous evaluations that are detailed online at www.nebar.com are designed to help voters decide which judges to support.
About 27 percent of the eligible State Bar Association members participated in the evaluations.
