Shall Judge Marlon A. Polk of the Douglas County District Court be retained in office?
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Marlon A. Polk
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Marlon A. Polk has been a Douglas County District Court judge since 2005. Before that he spent 14 years as a trial lawyer, first at the Kutak Rock law firm and then as a founding partner of his own Omaha firm; he has a law degree from Creighton University.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Was partly reversed by the Nebraska Supreme Court on his dismissal of Creighton University students' lawsuit over the school's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The court revived their breach of contract and conversion claims.
December 12, 2025
Source: nebraska.gov
Was reversed by the Nebraska Supreme Court, which ruled he should have granted a defendant's motion for absolute discharge on speedy trial grounds.
March 8, 2024
Source: nebraska.gov
Was upheld by the Nebraska Court of Appeals on his trial rulings rejecting a jury-selection bias challenge and admitting 911 recordings in an eight-felony case. The court vacated the sentences he imposed for plain error and ordered resentencing.
August 16, 2022
Source: courtlistener.com
Was reversed by the Nebraska Court of Appeals on his order suppressing evidence from a search of a murder defendant's jail cell. The case was sent back for further proceedings.
August 17, 2021
Source: courtlistener.com
Was reversed by the Nebraska Supreme Court, which ruled he wrongly denied a defendant's motion for discharge under the six-month speedy trial law and ordered the charges dismissed.
May 21, 2021
Source: nebraska.gov
Won his 2020 retention election as a Douglas County District Court judge, 143,627 votes to 70,324 (67 percent yes).
November 3, 2020
Source: sos.nebraska.gov
Sources: votedouglascounty-ne.gov · sos.nebraska.gov