Wanker, Kimberly Ann

Error Rate (civil/criminal):
20.69%236/15.83%10119 

Misconduct: Order Of Consent To Public Reprimand by Commission On Judicial Discipline pending appeal.

For violating the law, incompetence, ex parte communications, failure to supervise staff; a public reprimand, an apology and repayment of a $500 fine to a father wrongfully held in contempt, and to enroll in courses entitled "Management Skills For Presiding Judges" and "Ethics, Fairness, and Security" within 1 year.

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Kim Wanker was born in Kansas and lived there until she was five, when her family relocated to Scottsbluff, Nebraska. She attended the Scottsbluff Public School System from first grade through high school, graduating from Scottsbluff Senior High School as class co-valedictorian. She continued her education at Nebraska Western College (now Western Nebraska Community College), then earned additional degrees at the University of Nebraska and the University of Nebraska College of Law. During college, Kim worked as both a Page and a Legislative Research Intern for the Nebraska Legislature. At the University of Nebraska, she achieved membership in Phi Beta Kappa after graduating with a 4.0 GPA. Kim completed law school with Distinction and actively participated in numerous activities. She began practicing law in Colorado in 1987, then moved to Nevada in August 1989. She joined Gordon & Silver, Ltd. in Las Vegas and remained there until January 1995. Afterward, she founded her own firm, Kimberly A. Wanker, Ltd. She also served part-time as General Counsel for a construction company, overseeing its self-insured workers’ compensation program. Her private practice primarily focused on representing businesses and public employers in employment law and litigation throughout Nevada and Colorado. She is licensed and has practiced law in Colorado, Nevada, and Arizona.

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