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The Nebraska State Court of Appeals is the intermediate level appellate court for the state of Nebraska.
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The Nebraska State Court of Appeals is the intermediate level appellate court for the state of Nebraska.
| District | Judge | Joined | Appointed by | Law school |
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| 2 | Michael W. Pirtle, Chief Judge | June 24, 2011 (as Appellate Judge) September 13, 2020 (as Chief Judge) | Dave Heineman (R) | Nebraska |
| 6 | Frankie J. Moore | January 28, 2000 | Mike Johanns (R) | Nebraska |
| 3 | Francie C. Riedmann | July 2012 | Dave Heineman (R) | Creighton |
| 1 | Riko E. Bishop | July 19, 2013 | Dave Heineman (R) | Nebraska |
| 4 | David Arterburn | December 2016 | Pete Ricketts (R) | Nebraska |
| 5 | Lawrence E. Welch Jr. | March 28, 2018 | Pete Ricketts (R) | Creighton |
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Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. Nebraska is the 16th largest state by land area, with just over 77,220 square miles (200,000 km2). With a population of over 1.9 million, it is the 37th most populous state and the 7th least densely populated. Its capital is Lincoln, and its most populous city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War. The Nebraska Legislature is unlike any other American legislature in that it is unicameral, and its members are elected without any official reference to political party affiliation.
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Courts of Nebraska include:
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Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming do not have intermediate appellate courts. | ||