--- title: "Natalie G. Nelsen-Pacey | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/natalie-g-nelsen-pacey-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-district-11-ne" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Natalie G. Nelsen-Pacey Nebraska County Court, District 10 · County Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nebraska County Court, District 10 - 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 - Judge of the County Court, 10th Judicial District (Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, and Webster Counties) — 2025 – Present - Phelps County Attorney’s Office County Attorney, Deputy County Attorney Holdrege, NE — 2017-2025 - Appointment: Named by Governor Jim Pillen on November 5, 2024 to fill a vacancy created by Judge Timothy Hoeft’s appointment to the district court - The County Court Judge for Nebraska’s 10th Judicial District, appointed in November 2024, and has a long background in public service and legal practice in south‐central Nebraska - Law clerk, Seward County Attorney’s Office (2006–2007) - Professional activities include county attorney and state bar legislative committees ### Education - University of Nebraska — J.D. (2007) - Doane College — B.A., sociology, criminology emphasis, 2004 ### Additional information - Natalie G. Nelsen-Pacey received an appointment from Governor Jim Pillen to Nebraska’s 10th Judicial District County Court in November 2024, succeeding Timothy Hoeft, with investiture in January 2025. - 2014-2017 Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children Center on Children, Families and the Law Legal Consultant Lincoln, NE - 2008-2017 Dier, Osborn, Cox & Nelsen, P. C., L.L.O.Sole Practitioner Holdrege, NE - Legal consultant, Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children (2008). - Previously appeared before retired District Judge Teri Harder as both a private attorney and County Attorney - Earlier work included a Seward County attorney law clerk role and consulting for the Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children. - Handling business, property, family, juvenile, and adoption matters, before service as Phelps County attorney. - Her appointment was part of a broader judicial reshuffle in the 10th Judicial District ## 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-natalie-g-nelsen-pacey) - [Official roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-natalie-g-nelsen-pacey) - [Nebraska Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-natalie-g-nelsen-pacey) - [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-natalie-g-nelsen-pacey](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-natalie-g-nelsen-pacey) - [Official Nebraska current judicial roster](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/directories/county-court-judges) - [nebraskajudicial.gov](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/administration/news/natalie-nelsen-pacey-named-county-court-judge) - [ruralradio.com](https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/nelsen-pacey-installed-as-county-court-judge/) - [governor.nebraska.gov](https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/gov-pillen-appoints-nelsen-pacey-county-court-judge-10th-judicial-district) - [hon-natalie-g-nelsen-pacey](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-natalie-g-nelsen-pacey) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/natalie-g-nelsen-pacey-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-district-11-ne", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/natalie-g-nelsen-pacey-county-court-judge-nebraska-county-court-district-11-ne", "name": "Natalie G. 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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.