Hon. Richard R. Smith

Hon. Richard R. Smith

Hon. Richard R. Smith

District
1
County
Nemaha
Court(s)
Richardson County Court
Johnson County Court
Pawnee County Court
1824 N Street
Auburn
NE
68305
Fax
(402) 274-4605

Judgeship    

2022- present
Judge of the County Court, 1st Judicial District
Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, and Thayer counties

Experience

2015-2022
Johnson County Attorney’s Office, County Attorney
Tecumseh, NE

2015-2022
Law Office of Rick Smith, Sole Practitioner
Tecumseh, NE

2007-2015
Smith and Smith, Attorneys at Law, Partner|
Tecumseh, NE

2007-2015
Johnson County Attorney’s Office, Deputy County Attorney
Tecumseh, NE

2013
Richardson County Attorney’s Office, Deputy County Attorney
Falls City, NE

Education

Drake University School of Law, 2006
Juris Doctorate

Drake University, 2003
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Finance)

Judicial / Law Related Professional Activities

Professional Associations
Nebraska State Bar Association
Supreme Court of Nebraska
United States District Court

Community Activities/Associations

Southeast Community College Adult/Juvenile & Corrections Workforce Program, Leadership Team
Southeast Community College’s adult education program, Volunteer
Cook Volunteer Fire Department, Board of Directors, Former Member
Cook Volunteer Fire Department, Former Member
Johnson County Central Schools Foundation, Board of Directors, Former Member

Honors and Awards

Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow:
Honor is based on integrity and character. Recognition is for those accredited as leaders who contribute to charitable and community education works of the Foundation and dedicated to the improvement of the administration of justice.  

 

 

Revised July 2024