Shall Judge Sarah M. Moore 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,
Sarah M. Moore
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Presiding judge of a separate juvenile court since 2025, on the bench since 2022, and previously lead attorney of the juvenile division in the Sarpy County Attorney's Office. Creighton law graduate who teaches juvenile law at the Sarpy Douglas Law Enforcement Academy.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Issued a Sarpy County juvenile-court judgment reviewed by the Nebraska Court of Appeals in In re Interest of Bella C., case A-25-324; the appellate court affirmed on June 2, 2026.
June 2, 2026
Source: nebraskajudicial.gov
Ended a mother's parental rights to her daughter in Sarpy County juvenile court, finding the child unsafe after long foster care; Nebraska's appeals court upheld the ruling (case A-25-203).
December 30, 2025
Source: nebraskajudicial.gov
As a Sarpy County juvenile judge, kept a 16-year-old at home on an electronic ankle monitor instead of locking her up, finding her a safety risk, then ordered supervised detention after she repeatedly removed the monitor. The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed the appeal because those orders were not final (In re Interest of Sayrah P., S-23-071).
November 3, 2023
Source: nebraskajudicial.gov
Was appointed by Governor Pete Ricketts to the Separate Juvenile Court of Sarpy County, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert B. O'Neal.
September 19, 2022
Source: omahadailyrecord.com
Source: sos.nebraska.gov