Shall Judge Marcena M. Hendrix of the Douglas County 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,
Marcena M. Hendrix
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Marcena M. Hendrix has been a Douglas County Court judge since 1998 and is a past president of the Nebraska County Judges Association. Before that she was a Douglas County public defender for 12 years and a lawyer for a Nebraska Legislature committee.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Served as a Douglas County Court judge since 1998 and as past president of the Nebraska County Judges Association. Before that she was a Douglas County deputy public defender from 1986 to 1998 and legal counsel to the Nebraska Legislature's Urban Affairs Committee.
October 7, 2026
Source: nebraskajudicial.gov
Was upheld by the Nebraska Supreme Court on her dismissal of a mother's petition to have the Office of Public Guardian appointed for her adult daughter.
July 29, 2022
Source: nebraska.gov
Was upheld by the Nebraska Court of Appeals on her order holding a man in contempt in a guardianship case and ordering a $2,500 sanction.
February 23, 2021
Source: courtlistener.com
Won her 2020 retention election as a Douglas County Court judge, 153,006 votes to 58,581 (72 percent yes).
November 3, 2020
Source: sos.nebraska.gov
Had a ruling overturned when the district court found she abused her discretion by refusing to set aside a default judgment. The Nebraska Court of Appeals affirmed the district court.
May 12, 2020
Source: courtlistener.com
Was upheld by the Nebraska Supreme Court on her order appointing a limited guardian for an adult woman. The court agreed she could rely on the guardian ad litem's testimony.
April 3, 2020
Source: nebraska.gov
Sources: votedouglascounty-ne.gov · sos.nebraska.gov