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    Nebraska Clerk of the Supreme Court & Court of Appeals to Retire

    Nebraska Clerk of the Supreme Court & Court of Appeals to Retire

    February 21, 2018
    Teresa (Terri) A. Brown will retire as Nebraska Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals/ Supreme Court Staff Attorney on March 2, 2018. Brown added clerk’s duties to her existing Supreme Court Staff Attorney duties in mid-July 2014. Brown started her career with the Supreme Court in 1987 as a law clerk to Justice C. Thomas White, after which she moved to the Federal Court to work as a law clerk for Magistrate David Piester. In 1991 Brown returned to the State Judicial Branch when the...Read more

    Final day in January Marks Celebration for Problem-Solving Court Grads

    Final day in January Marks Celebration for Problem-Solving Court Grads

    February 16, 2018
    The 5th Judicial District Problem-Solving Court serving Hamilton and Merrick Counties held its graduation ceremony and celebration on January 31, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. in the Merrick County District Courtroom. Presiding Problem-Solving Court Judge Rachel Daugherty hosted the ceremony. Ricky Simmons delivered the keynote address. The 5th Judicial District Problem-Solving Court, like other Nebraska Problem-Solving Courts, operates under a team approach where a judge, prosecutor, defense counsel,...Read more

    Judicial Branch Education Continues Successful “Train-the-Trainers” Sessions into 11th Year

    Judicial Branch Education Continues Successful “Train-the-Trainers” Sessions into 11th Year

    February 16, 2018
    Judicial Branch Education has been offering an intense instructional training session for those who provide staff and judge education for the past 11 years. The success of the program has warranted expansion to all administrative staff who are slated to provide instruction at upcoming meetings. Pictured: Judicial Branch Education Director Christine Christopherson, JBE Trainer Sherri Gelvin, JBE Trainer Niki Svik, and Probation Education Director Jerid WedigeRead more

    Linda Mitchell Sworn-in as Antelope County Court Clerk Magistrate

    Linda Mitchell Sworn-in as Antelope County Court Clerk Magistrate

    February 8, 2018
    A swearing-in ceremony for Linda Mitchell as Clerk Magistrate of Antelope County Court was held January 30, 2018, in the Antelope County Courthouse in Neligh, Nebraska. Judge Donna Taylor presided over the ceremony. Mitchell began working with the county court system on March 1, 1985, as a Court Stenographer. On February 1, 1999, she was promoted to the Assistant Clerk of the Antelope County Court. Since 2007, she has also served as the statewide transcription coordinator, arranging court...Read more

    Washington County Adult Drug Court Commencement

    Washington County Adult Drug Court Commencement

    February 6, 2018
    The Washington County Adult Drug Court held its graduation ceremony and celebration on January 29, 2018, in the Washington County District Court. Presiding Adult Drug Court Judge John Samson, District Court hosted the ceremony. Drug Court is a minimum 18 month program where participants learn the skills to live a successful life free from drugs and alcohol. The Washington County Adult Drug Court, like other Nebraska Problem-Solving Courts, operates under a team approach where a judge,...Read more

    First Two Reentry Courts in Nebraska Approved

    First Two Reentry Courts in Nebraska Approved

    January 22, 2018
    On the heels of the Nebraska Reentry Court Best Practice Standards , which were approved by the Nebraska Supreme Court this past summer, two Reentry Courts have been approved. The Nebraska Supreme Court approved the request from Judge Teresa Luther and Judge Mark Young to establish Nebraska’s first Reentry Court in the Ninth Judicial District in August 2017. January 3, 2018, marked the approval by the Nebraska Supreme Court for Judge Stefanie Martinez’s request to establish a Reentry Court in...Read more

    Lisa Johnson Sworn-in as Howard County Court Clerk Magistrate

    Lisa Johnson Sworn-in as Howard County Court Clerk Magistrate

    January 19, 2018
    A swearing-in ceremony for Lisa Johnson as Clerk Magistrate of Howard County Court was held January 18, 2018, in the Howard County Court in St. Paul, Nebraska. Judges Tami Schendt and Kale Burdick and presided over the ceremony. Johnson has worked in Howard County Court since 2011, and prior to that worked in Hall County Court beginning in 2002. She has a thorough knowledge of court practices and understanding of the needs of Howard County. Johnson has a wealth of experience working with...Read more

    2018 State of the Judiciary Given to the Nebraska Legislature

    2018 State of the Judiciary Given to the Nebraska Legislature

    January 18, 2018
    Chief Justice Mike Heavican gave his 2018 State of the Judiciary speech to the Nebraska Legislature on January 18, 2018. During his presentation he highlighted the Judicial Branch’s newest type of Problem-Solving Court: the Veterans Treatment Court. Members of Nebraska’s inaugural Douglas and Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Courts were among those watching from the Unicameral balcony. The group included judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, veteran mentors, and other supporters of the two...Read more

    Nebraska Courthouse Technological Features Listing Updated for 2018

    Nebraska Courthouse Technological Features Listing Updated for 2018

    January 4, 2018
    Updated listings of technological features available in courtrooms across the state can be found on the Judicial Branch Website. The information, gathered through the Information Technology Division of the Judicial Branch, is useful to attorneys traveling to courtrooms outside of the counties where they customarily practice. Items inventoried range from Public WiFi, to access to electrical power at counsel tables, to the availability of assisted listening devices. County Courts: https://...Read more

    Bazan Appointed to serve as State Court Interpreter Coordinator in Lincoln

    Bazan Appointed to serve as State Court Interpreter Coordinator in Lincoln

    December 29, 2017
    Vladimir Bazan has been selected for the Nebraska State Court Interpreter Coordinator position based in Lincoln. He will begin working full-time on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Bazan has served as Interpreter Coordinator in Hall County and the 10th Judicial District since 2014 and has been a Nebraska court certified Spanish interpreter since 2012. The Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation continues to build upon the firm foundation for language access in Lancaster County. Bazan is...Read more

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