Shall Judge John E. Huber of the Douglas County Court be retained in office?

Set Wyatt Bolita's bond at $10,000 with a $1,000 payment required for release after charges of terroristic threats and fleeing arrest. The county attorney and sheriff criticized the amount as too low. The reported order did not require GPS monitoring or drug and alcohol testing.

June 29, 2026

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Was named as a defendant in Charles and Arnetta Swift's federal lawsuit challenging county detention. The federal court dismissed the case without prejudice after the plaintiffs failed to file an amended complaint as ordered.

July 7, 2016

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Took office as a Douglas County Court judge after eight years in the county attorney's civil division and two years as county risk manager and labor relations coordinator. His earlier work covered workers' compensation, insurance, and labor issues.

December 4, 1998

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Received an 84.38% retention recommendation from lawyers who evaluated him in Nebraska's 2026 judicial performance poll. On its six-point scale, respondents rated his legal reasoning 4.9 and his freedom from bias 4.7. The results reflected lawyer responses, rather than a bar association endorsement.

July 27, 2026Favorable on Impartiality

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Received an 84.38% retention recommendation from lawyers who evaluated him in Nebraska's 2026 judicial performance poll. On its six-point scale, respondents rated his legal reasoning 4.9 and his freedom from bias 4.7. The results reflected lawyer responses, rather than a bar association endorsement.

July 27, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: nebar.com

Kept Ahnjel Harris's domestic abuse protection order against Bernard Snowden after finding her affidavits credible. The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld the order and found no support in the hearing record for Snowden's claim that Huber was biased against him.

March 6, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

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Kept Donald Harris's harassment protection order against Bernard Snowden but removed Harris's daughter and grandchildren from its coverage. The appeals court later dismissed Snowden's appeal after the written order expired; it noted that Huber's spoken explanation misstated the expiration date.

January 16, 2025Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Denied a request to undo a $250,000 injury settlement in the Maronica B. guardianship case. The Nebraska Supreme Court vacated his order because the county court lacked authority to decide a separate claim seeking cancellation of that private settlement.

June 30, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Extended Michelle Weatherly's harassment protection order and treated Luke Cochran's appearance through a lawyer as insufficient. The Nebraska Supreme Court later held that he was entitled to appear through counsel. It dismissed the appeal because the order had expired.

December 7, 2017Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Ordered financial oversight for Inez Stierstorfer through a conservator but declined to appoint a guardian to control her personal care. The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld both decisions, finding evidence of financial-management problems but insufficient grounds for a guardianship.

August 23, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence

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Awarded Millard Gutter $5,252.66 on an unpaid roof-repair insurance claim and later awarded attorney fees. The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the result, ruling that the homeowner's transfer of the claim to the roofer was valid despite the insurer's consent clause.

December 30, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence

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Represented Douglas County Treasurer Julie Haney in Elkhorn's suit demanding weekly transfers of collected taxes. The Nebraska Supreme Court rejected the monthly-transfer position and ordered the treasurer to make the weekly payments required by state law.

July 3, 1997Favorable on Legal Competence

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Represented Douglas County in Pilot Investment's challenge to a property tax foreclosure. The Nebraska Supreme Court reversed dismissal of the owner's claims and allowed it to amend its allegations that it had not received required notices.

July 5, 1996Favorable on Legal Competence

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Represented the State of Nebraska in the Todd T. appeal over payment for a juvenile's hospital evaluation. The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Social Services was not responsible for those costs because the juvenile had never entered its custody.

March 29, 1996Favorable on Legal Competence

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Represented the Douglas County Board of Equalization in John Day Co.'s challenge to 1990 personal-property tax assessments. The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed the taxpayers' appeals because the board lacked authority to equalize locally assessed property with property assessed by the state.

March 19, 1993Favorable on Legal Competence

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Represented Douglas County and its treasurer in the WATS Marketing and First Data personal-property tax refund cases. The Nebraska Supreme Court reinstated claims for 1989 refunds, ruling that a legal challenge to the taxes differed from a dispute over property values.

January 22, 1993Favorable on Legal Competence

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Received a public reprimand from Nebraska's Commission on Judicial Qualifications for rude and impatient treatment of litigants in a small-claims hearing. The commission also noted his full cooperation, corrective steps, improved conduct, and remorse.

August 11, 2005

Source: nebraskajudicial.gov