BEATRICE - A judge with over forty years on the bench will retire at the end of this month.   Gage County Judge Steven B. Timm has provided his retirement notice to Governor Pete Ricketts, effective October 31st.

Timm was appointed to the bench by the late Governor Charles Thone.  In a statement through the Nebraska Judicial System, Timm said, " I have had the opportunity to observe the judicial branch grow, improve, and strive to meet our special obligation to provide ‘Equality Before the Law’ in accordance with the state motto.”  He added “My thanks go to the court staff who are extraordinarily dedicated and competent, to the attorneys who teach me every day and to my friends on the district and county court who are quick to give advice.”

Timm is a Distinguished Service Award winner for his leadership on legislative issues and judge education. He served as President of Nebraska County Judges Association in 1989 and has served on numerous committees. Timm was appointed as one of the original members of the Waiver Fine Committee and continues to serve as its chair.  The goal is to promote consistency in fines and processes in traffic and low level criminal offenses across Nebraska.  

Timm was most recently retained in his judicial position by area voters, in 2014.

The Judicial Resources Commission will call a meeting to determine whether or not, based on judicial workload statistics, the retirement creates a judicial vacancy on the county court of the First Judicial District. That district includes Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, and Thayer counties.