Article 16: Jurors and Jury Selection · Last amended 2022 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lets each jury commissioner appoint a deputy jury commissioner, ordinarily from the regular employees of the commissioner’s office and subject to approval by the district judge or judges, who may perform the commissioner’s duties during the commissioner’s absence, sickness, or disability, with the judges’ consent.
Full Text of § 25-1648
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(1) The jury commissioner shall appoint a deputy jury commissioner from the regular employees of his or her office who shall serve ex officio and who shall hold office during the pleasure of the jury commissioner. The deputy jury commissioner shall be approved by the judge or judges of the district court before taking office. The deputy jury commissioner, during the absence of the jury commissioner from the county or during the sickness or disability of the jury commissioner, with the consent of such judge or judges, may perform any or all of the duties of the jury commissioner.
(2) If there are no regular employees of the office of jury commissioner, he or she may appoint some other county officer or employee thereof as deputy jury commissioner.
Source
Laws 1915, c. 248, § 1, p. 568; C.S.1922, § 9096; C.S.1929, § 20-1626; R.S.1943, § 25-1626; Laws 1951, c. 69, § 1, p. 224; Laws 1953, c. 72, § 7, p. 227; Laws 1955, c. 90, § 2, p. 265; Laws 1955, c. 91, § 1, p. 268; Laws 1965, c. 123, § 1, p. 460; R.S.1943, (2016), § 25-1626; Laws 2020, LB387, § 5; Laws 2022, LB922, § 3.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-1648 gives the jury commissioner a backup. The commissioner appoints a deputy jury commissioner from the regular employees of the commissioner’s office. That deputy serves ex officio and holds office at the pleasure of the jury commissioner, but only after the district judge or judges have approved the appointment before the deputy takes office.
The deputy’s authority is not standing authority to act whenever convenient. It activates during the jury commissioner’s absence from the county, or during the commissioner’s sickness or disability, and even then only with the consent of the judge or judges. Within that window, the deputy may perform any or all of the commissioner’s duties. If the jury commissioner’s office has no regular employees to draw from, the commissioner may instead appoint some other county officer, or an employee of that officer, to serve as deputy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can a jury commissioner appoint as deputy?
Ordinarily a regular employee of the jury commissioner’s own office. If the office has no regular employees, the commissioner may appoint another county officer or an employee of that officer.
Does the deputy need approval before taking office?
Yes. The district judge or judges must approve the deputy jury commissioner before that person takes office.
When can the deputy jury commissioner act in place of the commissioner?
During the jury commissioner’s absence from the county, or during the commissioner’s sickness or disability, and only with the consent of the district judge or judges.
How long does the deputy hold the position?
The deputy serves ex officio and holds office during the pleasure of the jury commissioner, meaning the commissioner can end the appointment.
Can the deputy jury commissioner perform every duty of the jury commissioner?
Yes, during the qualifying absence, sickness, or disability, and with the judges’ consent, the deputy may perform any or all of the jury commissioner’s duties.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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