RED CLOUD, Neb. (AP) — A judge who served up justice in several southern Nebraska counties has died in Red Cloud.

The Williams Funeral Home says Judge Michael Offner died Saturday at Webster County Community Hospital. He was 62.

Offner had been a county judge since 2001 in the 10th Judicial District, which is composed of Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps and Webster counties.

In Hastings, Judge Michael Burns says Offner was “the consummate judge, and he was always very approachable with a great sense of humor and a genuine kindness that was unmatched.”