(KLZA)-- Judge Vicky Johnson, Nebraska District Court Judge for the 1st Judicial District has informed Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts of her intention to retire as of January 31, 2022.
Johnson has served 17 years as District Court Judge serving Fillmore, Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson , Saline and Thayer counties. She also serves as the presiding judge for the Southeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court.
The Judicial Resources Commission will be calling a meeting to determine whether or not her retirement will create a judicial vacancy on the district court bench. That decision is based on the judicial workload statistics.
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