Judicial Nominating Commission interviews supreme court candidates in Aurora

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Courtroom scene of historic process 

District Court Judge David Bargen, left, addresses the Nebraska Judicial Nominating Commission, which met in the District Courtroom at the Hamilton County Courthouse last Thursday. Bargen was one of three candidates to be interviewed for nomination to the state’s high court.
District Court Judge David Bargen, left, addresses the Nebraska Judicial Nominating Commission, which met in the District Courtroom at the Hamilton County Courthouse last Thursday. Bargen was one of three candidates to be interviewed for nomination to the state’s high court.

The 5th District courtroom on the third floor of the Hamilton County Courthouse was the scene of a historic process Thursday morning.  It was the location chosen by the state’s Judicial Nominating Commission for a public hearing to interview the three candidates for supreme court judge in the 5th Judicial District which includes Hamilton and 24 other counties in this part of the state. The va…