--- title: "Stephanie F. Stacy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephanie-f-stacy-justice-nebraska-supreme-court-ne" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Stephanie F. Stacy Nebraska Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Nebraska Supreme Court - State: Nebraska - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Co-chair, Access to Justice Commission (2017–present) - Associate Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, serving since 2015, and the second woman appointed to the court after Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman - Supreme Court justice, District 1, appointed 2015-08-14 by Gov - Judge, Lancaster County District Court (3rd Judicial District) (2011–2015) - District court judge, District 3, from 2011 - Judicial clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Piester, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska (1991–1993) - Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable David L. Piester, Magistrate Judge - Position: Associate Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District - Clerk to Hon. David L. Piester, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska ### Education - University of Nebraska College of Law — J.D. (1991) - University of Nebraska Omaha BA criminal justice 1988 - BS in Criminal Justice — University of Nebraska Omaha — 1988 - University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law ### Additional information - Leadership: Chair, Nebraska Supreme Court Judicial Resources Commission (2016–present) - Date of birth: 1966 - Second woman to serve on the Nebraska Supreme Court after Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman - Pete Ricketts, vacancy of Kenneth C. Stephan. ## 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/supreme-court/supreme-court-justices) - [Official roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/supreme-court/supreme-court-justices) - [Nebraska Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/supreme-court/supreme-court-justices) - [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) - [Wikidata: Stephanie F. Stacy](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29169285) - [hon-stephanie-f-stacy](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-stephanie-f-stacy) - [Official Nebraska current judicial roster](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/directories/supreme-court-justices) - [Wikidata: Stephanie F. Stacy](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29169285) - [hon-stephanie-f-stacy](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-stephanie-f-stacy) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephanie-f-stacy-justice-nebraska-supreme-court-ne", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephanie-f-stacy-justice-nebraska-supreme-court-ne", "name": "Stephanie F. Stacy | KnowJudges", "description": "Stephanie F. Stacy, Nebraska Supreme Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephanie-f-stacy-justice-nebraska-supreme-court-ne#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephanie-f-stacy-justice-nebraska-supreme-court-ne#judge", "name": "Stephanie F. 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