A reliably conservative voice on the Nebraska Supreme Court has been named by the state's Republican governor as the court's newest chief justice. Republican Gov. Jim Pillen named Justice Jeffrey Funke as the incoming chief justice on Friday. Funke was appointed to the state's high court in 2016 by then-Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts.
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Jeffrey Funke will fill the role of chief justice, Pillen said Friday at a news conference. Funke has been a solidly conservative voice on the court since he was appointed in 2016 by then-Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts. Last week, Funke was one of two justices who argued they would declare as unconstitutional state laws that restore voting rights to those who have completed the terms of their felony sentences. In his dissent, Funke sided with Republican state officials who blocked enforcement of a law passed by the Nebraska Legislature earlier this year to restore voting rights to those with felony convictions immediately after their sentence had been served.No.
The 77-year-old Heavican announced his retirement in August, which is effective Oct. 31. Heavican was appointed as chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court in 2006 by Republican Gov. Dave Heineman. Funke, 55, will fill his new roll on Nov. 1. For 10 years prior to his service on the high court, he served as a county and district state judge in southeastern Nebraska. Before his work as a judge, Funke also served as a county attorney and a public defender. He received his law degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Law.
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