The provisions of Chapter 25 shall apply to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and county court, so far as the same may be applicable to the judgments or final orders of such courts. The parties shall be limited to the same time in which to commence proceedings; and in estimating time, the county court shall, for such purpose, be considered as holding, in each year, a regular term of court commencing on January 1.
§ 25-2009.Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and county court judgments; laws applicable.
Article 20: Vacation or Modification of Judgments and Orders · Last amended 2006 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section extends Chapter 25’s judgment-vacation provisions to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and county court so far as they apply, holds parties to the same time limits, and treats the county court as if it holds a regular term beginning every January 1 for purposes of counting that time.
Full Text of § 25-2009
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 610, p. 502; R.S.1913, § 8215; C.S.1922, § 9168; C.S.1929, § 20-2009; Laws 1941, c. 30, § 1, p. 139; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 20-2009; R.S.1943, § 25-2009; Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 17.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-2009 closes out Article 20 by extending its reach beyond the district court. The provisions of Chapter 25 apply to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the county court, so far as those provisions can be applied to the judgments or final orders those courts enter.
Parties in those courts work under the same time limits that apply in district court proceedings under this article — the section does not create a separate, more generous deadline for a party challenging a judgment of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or county court.
Because some of those time limits are tied to the court’s term, and the county court does not hold terms the way a district court traditionally does, the section supplies a fiction for counting purposes: the county court is considered, for that purpose, as holding a regular term of court commencing on January 1 of each year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the judgment-vacation provisions in this chapter apply to county court judgments?
Yes, so far as they can be applied to judgments or final orders of the county court, the same as they apply to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Do parties get more time to challenge a Supreme Court or Court of Appeals judgment than a district court judgment?
No. Section 25-2009 holds parties to the same time limits described elsewhere in the chapter.
How does the county court fit into deadlines tied to a court’s “term”?
The section treats the county court as holding a regular term commencing on January 1 of each year, solely for purposes of estimating time under this chapter.
Does this section create new grounds for vacating a county court judgment?
Why does the county court need a fictional “term” date?
Because some deadlines in the chapter are measured from the end of a court’s term, and county courts do not otherwise operate on the term schedule a district court follows.
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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