Cindy Cich, Clerk Magistrate in Otoe County Court, has been selected to serve as Cass County Court Clerk Magistrate in Plattsmouth. Cich will begin in Cass County on July 11, 2022, and will continue as clerk magistrate in Otoe County until that position is filled. “Cindy has been clerk magistrate in...

LINCOLN – Colleen M. Dostal, Lisa M. Gonzalez, Sarah M. Moore, Patrick R. Runge, all of Omaha; Sarah M. Sutter and Jennifer A. Thompson, both of Papillion, have submitted applications for appointment as Separate Juvenile Court Judge in Sarpy County. The primary place of office for the judicial...

LINCOLN – Angelo M. Ligouri, Auburn; Diane L. Merwin, Humboldt; and Richard R. Smith, Cook, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the 1st Judicial District consisting of Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, and Thayer counties. The primary...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AMENDED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LINCOLN – Shane M. Cochran, Kearney; Chawnta M. Durham, Joel B. Jay, Michael L. Nozicka, and Cindy R. Volkmer, all of North Platte, have submitted applications for appointment as District Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District consisting of...

LINCOLN – Timothy P. Matas, Jose L. Rodriguez, both of Columbus; Thomas J. Klein, Wahoo; and Denise J. Kracl, Schuyler, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the 5th Judicial District consisting of Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders...

LINCOLN – Shane M. Cochran, Kearney; Chawnta M. Durham, Joel B. Jay, Michael L. Nozicka, and Cindy R. Volkmer, all of North Platte, have submitted applications for appointment as District Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District consisting of Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper...

Chad Cornelius, Chief Information Officer of the Colorado Judicial Branch, has been named Nebraska Judicial Branch Chief Information Officer, effective June 20, 2022. Cornelius will be responsible for the overall vision, mission, goals, and objectives for information technology and network systems...

The Supreme Court will hold a proclamation ceremony announcing Nebraska Probation Supervision Week on behalf of the State Judicial Branch on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The ceremony will be streamed live from the courtroom in the State Capitol. Recognizing that July 17-23, 2022, is...

MEDIA ADVISORY The Nebraska Consortium of Tribal, State, and Federal Courts has invited Native American communities to share their thoughts and concerns about the court system in Nebraska at two public engagement sessions (dates and times below). WHO: The Nebraska Consortium of Tribal, State, and...

A special session of the Supreme Court will be held honoring former Chief Justice C. Thomas White Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Nebraska Supreme Court Chamber of the State Capitol. Justice White died on December 11, 2020, at the age of 92. In 1965, C. Thomas White was appointed to...