--- title: "Francis W. Barron III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/francis-w-barron-iii-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-ne" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Francis W. Barron III 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 - Presiding Judge, County Court, 6th Judicial District — 2022 - present - Judge of the County Court, 6th Judicial District Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, Washington Counties — 2020 - present - Presiding judge service from 2022, a Dodge County bar presidency in 2017–2018, and youth sports coaching - Francis W. Barron III became a Sixth Judicial District county judge in 2020 following Governor Pete Ricketts’s appointment to succeed C. Matthew Samuelson - Deputy Attorney General for Juvenile Drug Court Winnebago Tribe — 2017-2020 - Burt County Attorney’s Office, County Attorney Tekamah, NE — 2015-2020 - Deputy Attorney General for Child Support Winnebago Tribe — 2013-2020 - Practiced in Tekamah in 2009–2020, held the role of Burt County deputy prosecutor in 2011–2015 and county attorney in 2015–2020, and worked on child support and juvenile drug court matters for the Winnebago Tribe - Burt County Attorney’s Office, Deputy County Attorney Tekamah, NE — 2011-2015 ### Education - Thomas M. Cooley Law School — J.D. (2008) - Longwood University — B.S., business management, 2004 ### Additional information - 2023 Distinguished Judge award from the Nebraska State Bar Foundation for contributions to the judicial system - Barron has participated in the Nebraska Leadership Academy and held the role of a panelist for the Nebraska Supreme Court’s State Court and Tribal Court Conference. - He is also active in community and charitable legal education initiatives ## 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-francis-w-barron-iii) - [Official roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-francis-w-barron-iii) - [Nebraska Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-francis-w-barron-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) - [hon-francis-w-barron-iii](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-francis-w-barron-iii) - [Official Nebraska current judicial roster](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/directories/county-court-judges) - [hon-francis-w-barron-iii](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-francis-w-barron-iii) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/francis-w-barron-iii-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-ne", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/francis-w-barron-iii-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-ne", "name": "Francis W. Barron III | KnowJudges", "description": "Francis W. 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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.