Chief Justice Leadership Council Takes on New Work Group Projects

Chief Justice Leadership Council Takes on New Work Group Projects

Chief Justice Leadership Council Takes on New Work Group Projects

2019-2020 Workgroups
During this year’s leadership council meeting, the Chief Justice appointed five work groups to complete projects before May 2020.  Each work group is comprised of two new-leader judge co-chairs, one committee chair/liaison, and one administrative staff member for support services.

The groups are:

WORK GROUP 1: Protection Orders – Creating an Accommodating Courtroom for Protection Order Applicants
COMMITTEE: Self-Represented Litigation
Committee/Commission Chairperson: Judge Frankie Moore
Work group Co-chairs: Judges Stephanie Hansen and George Thompson

Staff: Sheryl Connolly & Mike Nehe, Domestic Violence Programs and Services Specialist

 

WORK GROUP 2: Addressing the Increasing Number of High Conflict Cases Returning to Court
COMMITTEE: Dispute Resolution Council
Committee/Commission Chairperson: Judge Mike Pirtle
Work group Co-chairs: Judges John Marsh and John Rademacher

Staff: Debora Denny, Office of Dispute Resolution

 

WORK GROUP 3: Post Release Supervision - Evaluation of Pending Legislation and Implementation
COMMITTEE: Probation Services Committee
Committee/Commission Chairperson: Judge Jodi Nelson
Work group Co-chairs: Judges Rick Schreiner and Stefanie Martinez

Staff: Deb Minardi and Deputy Probation Administrators

 

WORK GROUP 4: Mentoring of New Attorneys
SUPREME COURT LIAISON: Justice Jonathan Papik – MCLE and Attorney Services
Committee/Commission Chairperson: Justice Jonathan Papik
Work group Co-chairs: Judges Derek Vaughn and Tom Zimmerman

Staff: Carole McMahon-Boies, Attorney Services

 

WORK GROUP 5: Evaluation of the Judicial Evaluation Poll
COMMITTEE: Judicial Branch Education and Court Services
Committee/Commission Chairperson: Judge Riko Bishop
Work group Co-chairs: Judges Matt Acton and Julie Martin

Staff: Christine Christopherson & Court Services

 

Each work group will research their respective projects throughout the upcoming year and report their findings and conclusions at the 2020 meeting.

 

Committee/Commission Reports

The following committees and commissions provided updated reports of their activities throughout the past year – review reports on the Judicial Branch INTRANET (login required)(https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/intranet-home/chief-justice%E2%80%99s-leadership-conference):

Committee/Commission Reports

  • Access to Justice Committee, Justice Stephanie Stacy
    • Civil Justice Reform, Justice Jonathan Papik (contained in Access to Justice Report)
    • Equity and Fairness, Judge Stefanie Martinez (contained in Access to Justice Report)
    • Language Access, Justice John Freudenberg (contained in Access to Justice Report)
    • Self-Represented Litigation, Judge Frankie Moore (contained in Access to Justice Report)
  • Statewide Court Security Clearinghouse, Justice John Freudenberg
  • Commission on Guardianship/Conservatorship, Judge Todd Hutton 
  • Children in the Courts, Judge Larry Gendler 
  • Dispute Resolution, Judge Mike Pirtle 
  • Judicial Branch Education, Judge Riko Bishop 
  • PEOPLE Media/Community Outreach- Bench Media, Justice Jeff Funke 
  • Probation Services, Judge Jodi Nelson 
  • Problem Solving/Drug Courts, Judge Jim Doyle 
  • Technology, Justice William Cassel 
  • ·Workers Compensation Court, Judge Dan Fridrich 

 

Photo: Chief Justice visits with Protection Order subcommittee of the Self-Represented Litigant’s section on Creating an Accommodating Courtroom during work group session.