The Hon. Marcena M. Hendrix is a judge for the Douglas County Court in the 4th Judicial District of Nebraska. She joined the bench in 1998.
Prior to her judicial tenure, Hendrix was a deputy public defender in Douglas County since 1986. Before that, she served as legal counsel for the Urban Affairs Committee of the Nebraska Legislature (1984 to 1985) and had a brief stint in private practice in Omaha (1983 to 1984).
Hendrix earned a B.S. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1980. She then completed a J.D. at the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1983.
Her memberships include the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Nebraska State Bar Foundation (Fellow), the Omaha Bar Association, the Nebraska County Judges Association (past president), and the University of Nebraska College of Law Alumni Council.
Hendrix also served as a member of the Nebraska State Bar’s Judicial Structure & Administration Task Force and the Nebraska Supreme Court’s Judicial Leadership Council.
From a civic standpoint, she has served as a judge for the Nebraska High School Mock Trial and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Montessori Parents Co-op for Children.
For full print and download access, please subscribe at https://www.trellis.law/.
