--- title: "Edward H. Matney | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-h-matney-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-district-7-ne" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Edward H. Matney Nebraska County Court, District 6 · County Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nebraska County Court, District 6 - 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 Judge of the Nebraska County Court, 6th Judicial District, serving since January 7, 2021, covering Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, and Washington counties - Appointed in December 2020 and began serving as a Sixth Judicial District county judge in January 2021 - He held the role of Dakota and Cedar county attorney in several periods, was employed by Nebraska Health and Human Services in 2009–2012, practiced alone in South Sioux City in 2012–2020, and held a Lutheran Family Services legal leadership position in 2014–2015. - 2018-2019 Cedar County Attorney’s Office, County Attorney Hartington, NE - Dakota County Attorney’s Office, County Attorney — 2004-2008 ### Education - Iowa State University — B.A., Spanish, 1993 ### Additional information - Appointed by Governor Pete Ricketts on December 17, 2020, to replace Kurt Rager, and took the judicial oath on January 7, 2021, in the Dakota County Courthouse in Dakota City. - 2012-2020 Matney Law, Sole Practitioner South Sioux City, NE - Lutheran Family Services, Inc., Associate VP / VP-Legal Lincoln, NE — 2014-2015 - Admin. / LS Attorney III — 2009-2012 - 2009-2012 Department of Health and Human Services, CFS Policy Sec. - He is a Nebraska State Bar Foundation fellow, with community involvement in Siouxland services, church activities, and pro bono work. ## 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-edward-h-matney) - [Official roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-edward-h-matney) - [Nebraska Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-edward-h-matney) - [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) - [hon-edward-h-matney](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-edward-h-matney) - [Official Nebraska current judicial roster](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/directories/county-court-judges) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Edward_H._Matney) - [omahadailyrecord.com](https://omahadailyrecord.com/content/matney-named-6th-district-bench-county-court) - [hon-edward-h-matney](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-edward-h-matney) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-h-matney-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-district-7-ne", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-h-matney-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-district-7-ne", "name": "Edward H. 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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.