--- title: "Jeffrey A. Gaertig | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-a-gaertig-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-ne" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jeffrey A. Gaertig Nebraska County Court, District 1 · County Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nebraska County Court, District 1 - 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 - 2021 – present Judge of the County Court, 1st Judicial District Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, and Thayer - The Judge of the County Court for Nebraska’s 1st Judicial District, appointed in 2021 to replace Judge Steven B. Timm - Jeffrey A. Gaertig became a First Judicial District county judge in 2021, succeeding Steven B. Timm following Governor Pete Ricketts’s appointment - 2013 – 2021 Private practice of law, Partner Beatrice, NE 2005 – 2012 Assistant Attorney General, Nebraska Department of Justice Lincoln, NE 2004 – 2005 Private practice of law Lincoln, NE 1997 – 2001 Legislative Aide, Nebraska Unicameral Lincoln, NE - 2005–2012: Assistant Attorney General, Nebraska Department of Justice (Child Protection & Drug & Violent Crime Units) - Legislative aide in 1997–2001, practiced in Lincoln in 2004–2005, and served in the Nebraska Attorney General’s child protection and drug and violent crime units in 2005–2012 ### Education - University of Nebraska–Lincoln — B.A. (1994) ### Additional information - 2013–2021: Partner, Smith Schafer Davis Gaertig, Beatrice, NE - Practiced at Smith Schafer Davis Gaertig in Beatrice in 2013–2021 - ’s expanded overview gives Nebraska–Lincoln BA (1994) and Nebraska JD (2004). - handling criminal defense, commercial litigation, and family and juvenile matters. - Activities include judicial ethics and caseload committees, school legal education, Sertoma, United Way, and youth sports. ## 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-jeffrey-gaertig) - [Official roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-jeffrey-gaertig) - [Nebraska Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-jeffrey-gaertig) - [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-jeffrey-gaertig](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-jeffrey-gaertig) - [Official Nebraska current judicial roster](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/directories/county-court-judges) - [hon-jeffrey-gaertig](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-jeffrey-gaertig) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-a-gaertig-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-ne", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-a-gaertig-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-ne", "name": "Jeffrey A. Gaertig | KnowJudges", "description": "Jeffrey A. Gaertig, Nebraska County Court, District 1. 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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.