New judge appointed to Nebraska's 7th Judicial District
NEBRASKA (KCAU) — There's a new district judge in northeast Nebraska.
Governor Pillen appointed Michael Long, of Norfolk, to the position in the state's 7th Judicial District, which covers seven counties.
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He's been a county court judge in that district since 2013. Before that, long was a county attorney in Antelope County and a deputy county attorney in Madison County.
He fills the vacancy due to Judge Mark Johnson's retirement.
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