Craig Q. McDermott

Served as a Douglas County Court judge since 2005 and as the court's presiding judge from 2014 to 2016. Before that he practiced law in Omaha and was in-house counsel for General Service Bureau, a collection agency, from 1998 to 2004.

October 7, 2026

Source: nebraskajudicial.gov

Was upheld by the Nebraska Court of Appeals in a related trust case, which ruled that his earlier order dismissing a lawyer's fee claims for lack of standing was final.

March 28, 2023

Source: courtlistener.com

Ruled that COVID-19 delays were good cause to postpone a 2020 bench trial and denied the defendant's request for discharge under the speedy trial law. The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed.

December 3, 2021

Source: nebraska.gov

Was partly reversed by the Nebraska Supreme Court in the Giventer estate case. The court upheld most of his rulings but said he wrongly denied the lawyer and nominated personal representative pay for their work after the woman's death.

September 3, 2021

Source: nebraska.gov

Was upheld by the Nebraska Court of Appeals on his summary judgment for an Omaha law firm in an attorney-fee dispute with an insurance company.

March 23, 2021

Source: nebraska.gov

Won his 2020 retention election as a Douglas County Court judge, 152,558 votes to 59,427 (72 percent yes).

November 3, 2020

Source: sos.nebraska.gov

Was upheld by the Nebraska Court of Appeals after the retrial in the same estate case, where he found the will valid.

March 31, 2020

Source: courtlistener.com

Had a probate ruling reversed by the Nebraska Court of Appeals, which found he violated a self-represented heir's due process rights by not letting him take part in the trial by telephone. The court ordered a new trial.

April 17, 2018

Source: nebraska.gov