Hon. Kristen D. Mickey
Judgeship
2010 - present
Judge of the County Court, 12th Judicial District
Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan & Sioux Counties
Presiding Judge 2012-2013
Experience
Private practice of law, attorney
2010
Scotts Bluff County, special prosecutor
2003 - 2004
Banner County Attorney’s Office, deputy attorney
1994 - 1995
Kansas Supreme Court, research attorney
1992 - 1994
Office of the Reporter of Decisions for the Kansas Supreme Court and the Kansas Court of Appeals, law clerk/junior reporter
Education
Washburn University School of Law, 1994
Juris Doctorate - with honors
University of Wyoming, 1991
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Judicial/Law Related Activities
Professional Affiliations
Nebraska State Bar Association
Scotts Bluff County Bar Association
Nebraska State Bar/Local Attorney Association Committees
Young Lawyer’s Section, Nebraska State Bar Association
Vice-president, Executive Committee, 1999 - 2000
Western Regional Representative, 1997 - 2001
Nebraska Supreme Court Committees
Personnel Committee, Chairman
NSC Leadership Program
Community Activities
President, Scottsbluff - Gering Noon Lions Club, 2004 - 2005
Former Director, Monument Valley Pathways
Former Volunteer, United Way of Western Nebraska
Honors and Awards
Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow:
Selection to become a Fellow in the Nebraska State Bar Association Foundation is based on the integrity and character of the lawyer/judge. The Foundation recognizes established legal professionals who are dedicated to improving the administration of justice. Fellows are accredited by colleagues as leaders of the legal profession who contribute to the charitable and community education works of the Foundation.
2001 Nominee, "20 Under 40" Scotts Bluff County Leaders
Teaching & Publishing
Author, "Contract Law: Denying Recovery Under a Theory of Quantum, Meruit: Cracking Down on an Unlicensed Engineering Firm"
33 Washburn Law Journal 224, 1993
Revised October 2025