Opinion No. (1981)

REQUESTED BY: Senator Chris Beutler Member of the Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509

Dear Senator Beutler:

You have asked for a legal opinion as to whether Neb.Rev.Stat. § 24-516 (Reissue 1979) may constitutionally be amended to provide that the Chief Justice may assign a county judge from a different district or a municipal courtjudge to temporarily perform duties in a county court when in his opinion such assignment would be beneficial to the administration of justice.

As you know, the statute now provides for the assignment of a county judge from a different district and the change…