LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A newly appointed Nebraska Supreme Court justice won’t have to testify about why she took eight months to rule on a motion in a drug case.

District Judge Vicky Johnson dismissed a motion last week that was filed by the attorney for Scott Johnson, saying Johnson’s case already had been decided.

Johnson’s attorney had said the delay by then Lancaster County District Judge Stephanie Stacy violated a law that requires defendants be brought to trial within six months of charges being filed. Stacy concluded in April that Johnson’s right to a speedy trial had not been violated.

On Friday Stacy was sworn in to her new post on the state’s highest court.