--- title: "Alfred E. Corey III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alfred-e-corey-iii-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-ne" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Alfred E. Corey III Nebraska County Court, District 9 · County Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nebraska County Court, District 9 - State: Nebraska - Role: County Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The County Court Judge for Nebraska’s 9th Judicial District, serving Buffalo and Hall counties since 2017, and is running for re‐election in the November 3, 2026 general election - Corey is a nonpartisan candidate for Judge of the County Court, District 9, in the November 3, 2026 general election - Chief Justice’s Leadership Academy (2024–2025) - Presiding Judge, 9th Judicial District — 2018, 2019, 2023 - Lawyer Shamberg, Wolf, Mc Dermott & Depue — 2009 - 2017 - Criminal Law, Drug Court Supervisor District Attorney's Office, Augusta, GA — 2006 - 2009 - He held a position as a Polk County prosecutor from 1998 to 2002 and Pinellas County public defender from 2002 to 2004, followed by insurance-defense work in 2004–2005 and railroad defense in 2005–2006 - Criminal lawyer, Pinellas County (Florida) Public Defender’s Office (2002–2004) ### Education - University of Florida — J.D. (1998) - University of Dayton — B.A., history, magna cum laude, 1995 ### Additional information - 2024 Distinguished Judge Award – Service to the Community & Improvement to Community Relations - His honors include a 2024 Distinguished Judge Award for community service and a juvenile-detention initiative team award. - Governor Pete Ricketts appointed him to Nebraska’s Ninth Judicial District county court in April 2017, succeeding Philip M. Martin Jr - He supervised criminal and drug-court work in Augusta, Georgia from 2006 to 2009 and practiced at Shamberg, Wolf, McDermott & Depue in Grand Island from 2009 to 2017. - Railroad Defense of Amtrak and CSXMelkus, Fleming & Gutierrez Tampa, Florida — 2005 - 2006 - Insurance defense for law enforcement, Walsh & Makholm, St. Petersburg, FL (2004–2005). - Licensed in Nebraska, Florida, Georgia, and the U.S. District Courts for Florida, as well as the 11th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media requests Scope: statewide Nebraska directs media requests to broadcast or photograph court proceedings to the Supreme Court media-coverage rules and published expanded-media-coverage process. Evidence excerpt: Media requests to broadcast or take still photos of court proceedings are governed by Nebraska Supreme Court rule §2-118 [Media Information and Court Coverage Protocol](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/rules/administrative-policies-schedules/media) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### non public areas Scope: statewide Nebraska requires media requests to film or photograph non-public courthouse areas to be submitted to the resident or presiding judge of the Judicial District. Evidence excerpt: Media requests to film or photograph in non-public areas, e.g. private offices or employee work areas not located in public areas must be submitted [Media Information and Court Coverage Protocol](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/rules/administrative-policies-schedules/media) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### trial court expanded coverage Scope: statewide Nebraska permits expanded news media coverage in county and district courtrooms unless the trial-court expanded-coverage rules provide otherwise. Evidence excerpt: Expanded news media coverage shall be permitted in the county and district courtrooms in Nebraska courts [§ 6-2001. Scope; limitations.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-6-trial-courts/article-20-rules-expanded-news-media-coverage-nebraska-trial-courts/%C2%A7-6-2001-scope-limitations) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### juvenile court coverage Scope: statewide Nebraska does not permit expanded news media coverage in actions pending in Nebraska juvenile courts. Evidence excerpt: Expanded news media coverage therefore is not permitted in actions pending in Nebraska’s juvenile courts. [§ 6-2001. Scope; limitations.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-6-trial-courts/article-20-rules-expanded-news-media-coverage-nebraska-trial-courts/%C2%A7-6-2001-scope-limitations) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate media coverage Scope: statewide Nebraska permits broadcasting, televising, recording, and photographing in Supreme Court and Court of Appeals courtroom proceedings under Rule 2-117, subject to stated conditions. Evidence excerpt: broadcasting, televising, recording, and photographing will be permitted in all judicial proceedings in the courtroom during sessions [§ 2-117. Media coverage of proceedings before the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-2-appeals/article-1-nebraska-court-rules-appellate-practice/%C2%A7-2-117-media-coverage-proceedings-nebraska-supreme-court-and-nebraska-court-appeals) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate equipment Scope: statewide Nebraska appellate media equipment quantity and type are subject to Chief Justice discretion, and equipment location is designated by the Chief Justice or Chief Judge. Evidence excerpt: The quantity and types of equipment permitted in the courtroom shall be subject to the discretion of the Chief Justice [§ 2-117. Media coverage of proceedings before the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-2-appeals/article-1-nebraska-court-rules-appellate-practice/%C2%A7-2-117-media-coverage-proceedings-nebraska-supreme-court-and-nebraska-court-appeals) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-alfred-e-corey-iii) - [Official roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-alfred-e-corey-iii) - [Nebraska Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-alfred-e-corey-iii) - [Media Information and Court Coverage Protocol](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/rules/administrative-policies-schedules/media) - [§ 6-2001. Scope; limitations.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-6-trial-courts/article-20-rules-expanded-news-media-coverage-nebraska-trial-courts/%C2%A7-6-2001-scope-limitations) - [§ 2-117. Media coverage of proceedings before the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-2-appeals/article-1-nebraska-court-rules-appellate-practice/%C2%A7-2-117-media-coverage-proceedings-nebraska-supreme-court-and-nebraska-court-appeals) - [Official Nebraska current judicial roster](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/directories/county-court-judges) - [Nebraska judicial research](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-alfred-e-corey-iii) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alfred-e-corey-iii-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-ne", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alfred-e-corey-iii-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-ne", "name": "Alfred E. Corey III | KnowJudges", "description": "Alfred E. Corey III, Nebraska County Court, District 9. 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Scope; limitations.](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9b78337701e261589c5b3f96) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-6-trial-courts/article-20-rules-expanded-news-media-coverage-nebraska-trial-courts/%C2%A7-6-2001-scope-limitations). Collected 2026-07-26.