Sheryl L. Lohaus
NE · Judge, Douglas County Court (4th Judicial District)
Sheryl L. Lohaus has been a Douglas County Court judge since 2011 and served as its presiding (lead) judge in 2019 and 2020. Before that she spent about 20 years as a lawyer in Omaha, mostly in private practice, and has a law degree from Creighton.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Served as a Douglas County Court judge since 2011 and as the court's presiding judge in 2019 and 2020. Before that she practiced law in Omaha for about 20 years, including as a director at Gross & Welch and a Legal Aid Society staff attorney.
October 7, 2026
Source: nebraskajudicial.gov
Was partly reversed by the Nebraska Supreme Court in a will dispute. The court agreed the will was clear on its face but sent the case back for more fact-finding on whether a gift of the father's business included certain real estate.
May 8, 2026
Source: nebraska.gov
Was reversed by the Nebraska Supreme Court in an estate case, which ruled that a mutual mistake in a family settlement agreement called for undoing the agreement rather than rewriting it.
June 23, 2023
Source: nebraska.gov
Was upheld by the Nebraska Supreme Court on her denial of a defendant's motion for discharge under the speedy trial law.
September 17, 2021
Source: nebraska.gov
Won her 2020 retention election as a Douglas County Court judge, 154,246 votes to 57,870 (73 percent yes).
November 3, 2020
Source: sos.nebraska.gov
Was partly reversed by the Nebraska Court of Appeals in a landlord-tenant case, which ordered her award changed so the landlord received a $948 lease cancellation fee.
January 7, 2020
Source: courtlistener.com
Past race Sheryl L. Lohaus ran in:
- Shall Judge Sheryl L. Lohaus of the Douglas County Court be retained in office? · November 3, 2026 · Douglas County, Nebraska · incumbent