The Nebraska Court of Appeals and Supreme Court’s new electronic filing system was selected by StateScoop as the IT Innovation of the Year. The eFiling system was nominated through the courts’ technology partner Nebraska.gov and the award was announced on April 23. Appellate Court eFiling went into pilot in September of 2016 and use of the online service has been growing steadily. This filing system greatly decreases the percentage of paper filings. Currently, the system is handling almost 60%...Read more

The six Office of Dispute Resolution-approved mediation centers have been providing small claims mediation for over two decades. Recently, The Mediation Center-Lincoln celebrated the efforts of small claims mediation for Lancaster County Courts. Its program began in 1996 and is the oldest, continuous program at The Mediation Center. A total of 2,328 small claims cases have been mediated for Lancaster County as of June 1, 2017. Small claims mediation is provided to county courts at no cost to...Read more

“Take Your Dog to Work Day” is Friday, June 23, 2017. While most courthouses do not allow dogs in the building, Nebraska has a couple of working dogs who attend court on a regular basis. Manny (pictured) is Sarpy County’s courthouse dog and is trained to calm victims and witnesses in pretrial meetings and court proceedings. During interviews and court proceedings, the dogs are trained to sit or lie near victims and witnesses so they feel safe and secure. Finnegan, another courthouse dog, lives...Read more

Chief Judge Frankie Moore (left) and Chief Justice Heavican visit with Lexington High School counselor Ms. Michele McKeone while touring the “English as a Second Language” class at the high school. The complete tour included a poetry reading and a group discussion with students who transferred from other high schools and countries including Vietnam, Sudan, and Honduras.Read more