LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Morgan Farquhar of Cambridge as District Court Judge in the Tenth Judicial District. 

The Tenth District consists of Adams, Clay, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, and Webster counties.

Farquhar has served as County Attorney for Furnas County since May 2018, representing the county and state in the prosecution of criminal matters.  He has also served as Special Deputy County Attorney for Frontier County since January 2020.

Farquhar has legal experience in the areas of criminal defense, juvenile law, estate planning and probate, tax, real estate, banking, water rights, oil and gas, and corporate and business representation.  

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law.  He is a member of the Nebraska Bar Association and American Bar Association.

Farquhar is being appointed to the Tenth Judicial District to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Stephen R. Illingworth.