Omaha judge reprimanded for calling other officials a ‘bimbo’ or a ‘goober’

By: Nebraska Examiner staff

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 330

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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LINCOLN — An Omaha judge has been reprimanded for violating “several provisions” of the state’s judicial code of conduct for referring to fellow officials as a “goober,” a “dumb ass” and a “bimbo.”

On Friday, the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Nebraska publicly reprimanded Douglas County Juvenile Court Judge Candice Novak, who was appointed to the bench in 2020 by then-Gov. Pete Ricketts.

In a five-page ruling, the state’s high court pointed to an incident in …

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