Nebraska Supreme Court

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Nebraska Supreme Court
State Seal of Nebraska
Established	1854
Jurisdiction	Nebraska
Location	Lincoln, Nebraska
Composition method	Missouri Plan
Authorized by	Nebraska Constitution
Appeals to	Supreme Court of the United States
Number of positions	7
Website	Official Website
Chief Justice
Currently	Michael Heavican
Since	October 2, 2006
Lead position ends	January 4, 2029

The Nebraska Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The court consists of a chief justice and six associate justices. Each justice is initially appointed by the governor of Nebraska; using the Missouri Plan, each justice is then subject to a retention vote for additional six-year terms. The six associate justices each represent a Supreme Court district; the chief justice is appointed (and retained) at-large.

Unlike most other states, with the exception of North Dakota, the Nebraska Supreme Court requires a supermajority of five justices of the seven to rule unconstitutional a legislative provision (the 48 others states require a simple majority).^[1]