A swearing-in ceremony for Chelsie Sparks as Clerk Magistrate of Cheyenne County Court was held April 25, 2022, in the Cheyenne County Courthouse in Sidney, Nebraska. Judge Randin Roland opened and hosted the ceremony. Chelsie Sparks began her duties as Clerk Magistrate on February 21, 2022...

Seventeen aspiring court interpreters from six different communities across Nebraska gathered at JBE the weekend of April 23-24 for an introduction to the profession of court interpreting by the Language Access Team and special guest certified Spanish court interpreter Kelly Varguez. After...

Members of the Southeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court presented at the March 30 th meeting of the Nebraska City Rotary Club. Judge Julie Smith, Program Coordinator Chris Reece, and Probation Supervision Officer Marty Metschke discussed the different aspects of Southeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court, which...

The Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of Brandon Sloan and Michael Williams on March 31, 2022, at the Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha. For the graduates, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive mental health treatment, intensive...

The Nebraska Court Improvement Project produces new video as an overview of the Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative. The video gives a brief, six-minute synopsis of the Through the Eyes of the Child Initiatives goals, history, and achievements. The video also describes team composition and...

A critical component of the 1991 Dispute Resolution Act (DRA) is the system design for access to mediation. It is important that mediation and restorative justice be accessible to the courts, communities, and all Nebraskans, with services provided both effectively and efficiently. To achieve that...

District Court: The reference to the word “Recklessly” removed from the following Spanish domestic abuse forms (not in the language of the statute.) DC 19:9 Domestic Abuse, Protection Order Information - Spanish DC 19:10 Domestic Abuse, Ex Parte Domestic Abuse Protection Order (or Renewal) - Spanish...

Darla Simpson, Clerk of the District Court in Scotts Bluff County, has been assisting the new Morrill County Clerk of the District Court with training since the prior clerk retired. Simpson runs a bustling office in Scotts Bluff County while still graciously traveling to Morrill County to help train...

Law Day is held on May 1st every year to celebrate the role of law in our society and to cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal profession. In honor of the day, the Nebraska Supreme Court will travel to McCook to hold oral arguments at the high school and participate in special programming...

A swearing-in ceremony for Allison O’Neill as Clerk Magistrate of York County Court was held April 15, 2022, in the York County Courthouse in York, Nebraska. Judge Lynelle Homolka opened and hosted the ceremony. O’Neill began her duties as Clerk Magistrate on February 11, 2022, replacing former...