Gov. Pete Ricketts appoints new district judge in western Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Gov. Pete Ricketts appointed a new judge on Friday to the Eleventh Judicial District, Cindy R. Volkmer.

Volkmer, 37, has practiced law in North Platte since 2015, focusing on civil litigation.

She made partner at Kelley, Scritsmier & Byrne in 2020.

Prior to attending law school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she taught math at Benson High School in Omaha.

Volkmer joined the board of the North Platte Community College Foundation last month.

She will be based in Lincoln County, though the district also encompasses all of southwest Nebraska and part of the Sandhills.