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# James M. Buchanan

Nebraska County Court, District 2 · County Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Nebraska County Court, District 2
- State: Nebraska
- Role: County Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

James M. Buchanan — Nebraska County Court, District 2

## Biography

### Professional career

- The County Court Judge for Nebraska’s Second Judicial District, covering Cass, Sarpy, and Otoe counties, appointed in October 2025 by Governor Jim Pillen
- Appointed: October 2, 2025, replacing Judge PaTricia A. Freeman, who joined the Nebraska Court of Appeals
- 2007-2008 College of St. Mary Adjunct Professor Omaha, NE

### Education

- Creighton University — J.D. (2004)
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln — B.S. (2000)

### Additional information

- 2005-2025 James M. Buchanan, PC, LLO
- Sole Practitioner Papillion, NE
- Judge Buchanan brings over two decades of legal experience in family law and mediation to his new role as the county court judge for Nebraska’s Second Judicial District, serving a diverse set of communities in Cass, Sarpy, and Otoe counties

## Sources

- [Official Nebraska current judicial roster](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/directories/county-court-judges)
- [Nebraska judicial research](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/james-m-buchanan)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [§ 6-2001. 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.