U.S. District Court for the District of NebraskaJudiciary

The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska is the sole federal judicial district serving the state of Nebraska, with jurisdiction over both civil and criminal matters arising under federal law. It operates courthouses in Omaha and Lincoln, with appeals directed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Established by Congress on March 25, 1867, shortly after Nebraska was admitted to the Union, the court originally functioned with a single judge, Elmer S. Dundy.