State Ex Rel. Nebraska State Bar Ass'n v. Krepela

NATURE OF CASE

This is an original action initiated by the Counsel for Discipline of the Nebraska State Bar Association (Bar Association) seeking discipline of Richard W. Krepela, a sitting county court judge, for conduct which occurred prior to the time that Krepela took office as a judge.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

Jurisdictional questions can be raised by the Nebraska Supreme Court sua sponte. See Ryan v. Ryan, 257 Neb. 682, 600 N.W.2d 739 (1999).

Subject matter jurisdiction is the power of a tribunal to hear and determine a case of the general class or category to which the proceedings in question…