LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former state lawmaker Ernie Chambers is known for seeking the censure of Nebraska judges he believes have acted outside the bounds of fairness.
Now, Chambers is targeting a judge in the state's northeastern corner who saw the Nebraska Supreme Court overturn his denial of an adoption petition to a same-sex couple.
In a complaint filed last week with the Nebraska Judicial Qualifications Commission, Chambers accuses Dixon County Judge Douglas Luebe violated a state law requiring judges to perform their duties “fairly and impartially” and “without bias or prejudice.”
Luebe described himself as “old-fashioned” in denying an adoption petition for a same-sex married couple last year.
The state's Supreme Court overturned that denial in March.