Hon. Kortnei N. Smith

Judge Kortnei Smith

Hon. Kortnei N. Smith

District
11
County
Lincoln
Court(s)
Lincoln County Court
301 N Jeffers Street, Room 207
North Platte
NE
69101
Fax
(308) 535-3525

Judgeship

2025-present
Judge of the County Court, 11th Judicial District
(Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow, and Thomas Counties)

Experience

2016-2025
Lincoln County Attorney’s Office
Deputy County Attorney
North Platte, NE

2015-2016
Waite, McWha, and Heng
Associate Attorney
North Platte, NE

Education

Creighton University School of Law, 2015
Juris Doctorate and Master of Science

University of Nebraska – Omaha, 2012
Bachelor of Arts

Judicial/Law Related Activities

Nebraska State Bar Association, 2015-present

Lincoln County Bar Association, 2017-2024 (Treasurer, 2017-2018 and 2021-2022. Vice President, 2018-2019 and 2022-2023. President, 2019-2020 and 2023-2024)

Nebraska Committee on Inquiry, District 6, 2019-2025 (Vice-Chair, 2020. Chair, 2024)

Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy, 2019/2020

Community Activities

North Platte Business and Professional Women

North Platte Community Playhouse, Board of Directors