Robin Cobaugh, Assistant Clerk II for Keith County Court, has been selected to serve as Clerk Magistrate for Keith and Arthur Counties in Ogallala and Arthur, Nebraska. Cobaugh will begin work as clerk magistrate on September 30, 2022. “Robin has been an assistant clerk for the Keith County Court...

Nebraska District Court Judges Shelly R. Stratman and Timothy P. Burns of Omaha, Nebraska, were invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on September 1, 2022. The judges heard arguments in the case of S-21-419, State of Nebraska v. Jorge A. Galindo. Appellant Galindo was previously convicted...

In honor of Constitution Day, the Nebraska Court of Appeals will be in session on the campus of Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska, on September 15, 2022. The court session will celebrate ten years of the Court of Appeals College Campus Initiative, introduced in 2012 at Peru State College. The...

The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing on Friday, September 9, 2022, beginning at 10 a.m. central standard time, in Room 1510 of the State Capitol Building in Lincoln, Nebraska, to consider the following agenda items: Whether a judicial vacancy exists in the County Court of the...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Problem-Solving Court Graduation and Celebration Please note the location change. WHAT: The District Court for the 4 th Judicial District Court of Nebraska is pleased to invite you to the Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court Graduation ceremony. WHO: Judge Horacio Wheelock...

Judge of the County Court, 6th Judicial District, Kenneth J. Vampola, is resigning his appointment as County Judge of the Sixth Judicial District effective September 2, 2022. Vampola has served as a backup judge for drug court and several terms as presiding judge in the 6th Judicial District (Burt...

Dana Ritchheart, a sergeant in the Nebraska City Police Department, has been selected to serve as Otoe county court clerk magistrate in Nebraska City, Ritchheart will begin work as clerk magistrate on August 22, 2022. “Dana brings strong people skills and experience in supervising staff, records...

Judge of the 12th Judicial District County Court, Russell W. Harford, is retiring at the close of business on August 31, 2022. Harford, of Chadron, was joined the bench in 2009. In his letter to the Governor and Chief Justice, Harford noted, “It has been both a privilege and pleasure to serve in...

LINCOLN – James M. Buchanan, Ronald S. Earl, Peter A. Pirsch, Bree Robbins, all of Omaha; Gage R. Cobb, Nicole R. Hutter, both of Gretna; and S. Colin Palm, Plattsmouth, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the 2nd Judicial District consisting of Cass, Otoe, and Sarpy...

LINCOLN – James M. Buchanan, Ronald S. Earl, Peter A. Pirsch, Bree Robbins, all of Omaha; Gage R. Cobb, Nicole R. Hutter, both of Gretna; and S. Colin Palm, Plattsmouth, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the 2nd Judicial District consisting of Cass, Otoe, and Sarpy...