District 11

District 11

District Eleven is comprised of the following counties:  Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Furnas, Frontier, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan,  McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow, and Thomas.

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Court Clerks
Court Clerks
District Court
Clerk County Address Phone Fax Website

Becky Swanson

Arthur
P.O. Box 126
Arthur, Nebraska 69121
308-764-2203 308-764-2216 Website

Wendy Moe

Chase
P.O. Box 1299
Imperial, Nebraska 69033
308-882-7500 308-882-7552 Website

Becky Boryca

Dawson
700 North Washington
3rd Floor
Lexington, Nebraska 68850
308-324-4261 308-324-9876 Website

Miles Preston

Dundy
P.O. Box 506
Benkelman, Nebraska 69021
308-423-2058 308-423-2325 Website

Traci Loker

Frontier
P.O. Box 38
Stockville, Nebraska 69042
308-367-8629 308-367-8730 Website

Tiffany Burton

Furnas
P.O. Box 413
Beaver City, Nebraska 68926
308-268-4015 308-268-4015 Website

Cynthia Evans

Gosper
P.O. Box 136
Elwood, Nebraska 68937
308-785-2611 308-785-2300 Website

Susan Messersmith

Hayes
505 Troth Street
P.O. Box 370
Hayes Center, Nebraska 69032
308-286-3413 308 286-3208 Website

Margaret Pollmann

Hitchcock
P.O. Box 248
Trenton, Nebraska 69044
308-334-5646 308-334-5398 Website

Jessica Hampton

Hooker
P.O. Box 184
Mullen, Nebraska 69152
308-546-2244 308-546-2490 Website

Tina DeVoe

Keith
511 North Spruce Street
Room 202
Ogallala, Nebraska 69153
308-284-3849 308-284-3978 Website

Debra McCarthy

Lincoln
301 North Jeffers Street
North Platte, Nebraska 69101
308-535-3504 308-535-3527 Website

Debbie Myers

Logan
P.O. Box 865
Stapleton, Nebraska 69163
308-636-2311 308-636-2678

Kathy Hoberg

McPherson
P.O. Box 122
Tryon, Nebraska 69167
308-587-2363 308-587-2210

Rita Long

Perkins
P.O. Box 156
Grant, Nebraska 69140
308-352-7560 308-352-7562 Website

Lori O'Dea

Red Willow
502 Norris Avenue
McCook, Nebraska 69001
308-345-4583 308-345-7907 Website

Lorissa Hartman

Thomas
P.O. Box 226
Thedford, Nebraska 69166
308-645-2261 308-645-2623 Website
County Court
Clerk County Address Phone Fax Website

Robin Cobaugh

Arthur
Arthur County Court, c/o Keith County Court
511 North Spruce Street, Room 105
Ogallala, Nebraska 69153
308-284-3693 308-284-6825

Karen Mueller

Chase
P.O. Box 1299
Imperial, Nebraska 69033
308-882-7519 308-882-7554

Myndee Hagan

Dawson
700 North Washington
Lexington, Nebraska 68850
308-324-5606 308-324-9837

Deborah League

Dundy
P.O. Box 378
Benkelman, Nebraska 69021
308-423-2374 308-423-2325

Traci Loker

Frontier
P.O. Box 38
Stockville, Nebraska 69042
308-367-8629 308-367-8730

Jennifer Raburn

Furnas
P.O. Box 373
Beaver City, Nebraska 68926
308-268-4025 308-268-2345 Website

Myndee Hagan

Gosper
P.O Box 55
Elwood, Nebraska 68937
308-785-2531 308-785-2036

Gretchen Wiebe

Hayes
P.O. Box 370
Hayes Center, Nebraska 69032
308-286-3315 308-286-3208

Linda Smith

Hitchcock
P.O. Box 248
Trenton, Nebraska 69044
308-334-5383 308-334-5351 Website

Brenda Cochran

Hooker
P.O. Box 184
Mullen, Nebraska 69152
308-546-2249 308-546-2490

Robin Cobaugh

Keith
511 N. Spruce
Rm. 105
Ogallala, Nebraska 69153
308-284-3693 308-284-6825 Website

Annette Shafer

Lincoln
301 North Jeffers Street
Room 207
North Platte, Nebraska 69101
308-534-4350 308-535-3525 Website

Brenda Cochran

Logan
P.O. Box 8
Stapleton, Nebraska 69163
308-636-2677 308-636-2678

Brenda Cochran

McPherson
P.O. Box 122
Tryon, Nebraska 69167
308-587-2479 308-587-2210

Kathy Woodmancy

Perkins
P.O. Box 222
Grant, Nebraska 69140
308-352-7530 308-352-7532

Gretchen Wiebe

Red Willow
502 Norris Avenue
McCook, Nebraska 69001
308-345-1904 308-777-2021

Brenda Cochran

Thomas
P.O Box 233
Thedford, Nebraska 69166
308-645-2266 308-645-2623
Judges
Judges
District Court
Red Willow
502 Norris Avenue
McCook, NE 69001
Phone: (308) 345-4539
Fax: (308) 345-7907
Dawson
700 N Washington
Lexington, NE 68850
Phone: (308) 324-8412
Fax: (308) 324-8847
Lincoln
301 N Jeffers St
North Platte, NE 69101
Phone: (308) 534-4350
Fax: (308) 534-1757
Lincoln
301 N Jeffers St
North Platte, NE 69101
Phone: (308) 534-4350
Fax: (308) 534-1757
County Court
Lincoln
301 N Jeffers Street, Room 207
North Platte, NE 69101
Phone: (308) 534-4350
Fax: (308) 535-3525
Red Willow
502 Norris Avenue
McCook, NE 69001
Phone: (308) 345-1904
Fax: (308) 777-2021
Lincoln
301 N Jeffers St Room 207
North Platte, NE 69101
Phone: (308) 534-4350
Fax: (308) 535-3525
Keith
511 N Spruce, Room 105
Ogallala, NE 69153
Phone: (308) 284-3693
Fax: (308) 284-6825
Dawson
700 N Washington
Lexington, NE 68850
Phone: (308) 324-5606
Fax: (308) 324-9837
Probation Offices
Probation Offices

Lonnie Folchert
Chief Probation Officer
District 11

 

Probation Office (Home Office), Reporting Center
District: 11
Chief Probation Officer:
111 North Dewey
North Platte, Nebraska 69101
Fax: (308) 535-3526
Phone: (308) 330-0930
Public Guardians
Public Guardians

Public Guardian districts are distinct from judicial and probation districts. Please find the Associate Public Guardian serving your area below.

Office of Public Guardian Advisory Council

The Office of Public Guardian (OPG) is assisted by an Advisory Council, appointed by the Administrator of the Courts, to advise the Public Guardian on the administration of public guardianships and conservatorships.  Members of the Advisory Council, are comprised of individuals from a variety of disciplines, knowledgeable about guardianship and conservatorship, representative of the geographical and cultural diversity of the state, and reflect gender fairness.

Corey R. Steel

Corey R. Steel
Corey R. Steel

Corey R. Steel was appointed State Court Administrator on May 2, 2014, to oversee the administrative operations of the statewide court system. The State Court Administrator plans for statewide Judicial Branch needs, develops and promotes statewide administrative practices and procedures, oversees the operation of trial court programs and strategic initiatives, and serves as a liaison with other branches of government. Prior to his appointment, he served in the capacity of Deputy Probation Administrator for Juvenile Services.  He played an active role in providing information to the Legislature regarding juvenile justice reform and coordination of state wide juvenile probation services.  Throughout his employment, Steel has been heavily engaged in the transformation of Probation’s Juvenile Justice System. Serving in a leadership capacity, he was and remains involved in the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI), the Cross-Over Youth Practice Model, and the Juvenile Information Sharing Project. In addition to holding a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska – Kearney and a Master’s in Business Management from Doane College, he also holds two certifications from the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare and serves as an adjunct professor for Southeast Community College teaching Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice, and Sociology.

Dianne DeLair

Dianne DeLair
Dianne DeLair

Dianne DeLair is the senior staff attorney with Disability Rights Nebraska, the designated Protection and Advocacy system for the state of Nebraska. Ms. DeLair’s practice is devoted entirely to address abuse, neglect, and discrimination based on disability. She has represented individuals with disabilities for over 17 years in state and federal court. She has also represented individuals in county court guardianship matters, and administrative appeals.

Judge Todd Hutton

Judge Todd Hutton
Judge Todd Hutton

Representing the County Judge role is Judge Todd Hutton, Omaha. Judge Hutton represents the 2nd Judicial District of Cass, Otoe & Sarpy counties in Nebraska. Todd Hutton attended the University of Miami where he received his Bachelor of Science. He then went on to further his education at the Creighton University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate. He was sworn in to be a Sarpy County Court Judge in 1998. Prior to becoming a judge, Todd Hutton worked as a lawyer in the Omaha area for 8 years. Judge Hutton serves on many committees and organizations in the community. He currently is co-chair of the Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Guardianships and Conservatorships.

Russ Leavitt

Russ Leavitt
Russ Leavitt

Russ Leavitt is among the original 11 members of the Public Guardian Advisory Council selected by the Supreme Court Administrator to assist and support the Public Guardian in the early, arduous process of implementing the law by creating policies and procedures, and filtering the many logistical issues as the Public Guardian and his staff, worked toward and achieved operational ability. As one of the At-Large members of the Council, he will be serving his second appointment. Russ also continues to serve on the Supreme Court Commission on Guardianship and Conservatorship, and serves on three subcommittees (Executive, Public Guardian and Protection of Vulnerable Adults) as part of this commission. Mr. Leavitt is a graduate of Creighton University, BSBA, with a Major in Accounting. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Finance and Technology and Co-owner at General Service Bureau and Early Out Services, Omaha NE.

Lisa Line

Lisa Line
Lisa Line

Lisa Line is a partner with Brodkey, Peebles, Belmont and Line in Omaha. Ms. Line’s primary areas of practice includes Probate, Estate, and Trust Planning and Administration; and Administrative Law, including Social Security Disability, Medicare and Medicaid. She assists families through estate planning and asset transfer issues; works with families during the probate or trust administration process; acts as a Court appointed Special Administrator, Guardian ad Litem, or Guardian/Conservator in probate, trust or guardianship/conservatorship actions; represents individuals in the legal process to determine entitlement for benefits; works with families of individuals with disabilities through the estate planning process, which includes both third party special needs trusts and self-settled special needs trusts; and advises Bank Trustees in the administration of special needs trusts, approval of expenditures and reporting to various agencies.

Julie Masters, PhD

Julie Masters, PhD
Julie Masters, PhD

Julie Masters, PhD, is professor and chair of the department of Gerontology at the University of Nebraska Omaha. She also is the Terry Haney Chair of Gerontology. Dr. Masters teaches courses on death and dying on the Omaha and Lincoln campuses. In addition, she oversees the activities of the department on the Omaha, Lincoln and online campuses. In addition to her research on end of life planning, Dr. Masters conducts research on healthy aging, caregiving and aging inmates.

Darla Schiefelbein

Darla Schiefelbein
Darla Schiefelbein

Darla Schiefelbein, Clerk Magistrate, Platte County Court represents an At Large Member of the Advisory Council. She graduated from Wayne State College in 1981, with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Human Services Counseling and Sociology. Ms. Schiefelbein began employment with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services from 1981-1994 working in several caseload areas: Food Stamps, Aid to Dependent Children, Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled and preparing home studies for Adoption and Foster Care. She was appointed as Clerk Magistrate of the Platte County Court in 1994 until the present. Ms. Schiefelbein supervises six staff in the court and is responsible for the court caseload and progression. She also audits Guardian/Conservator cases for Sarpy and Hall Counties. Ms. Schiefelbein was appointed to the Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Guardianships and Conservatorships in 2012. In 2013 she was selected to be one of three Guardian/Conservator Specialists for the state; serving as a resource for county court staff in Nebraska. The goals of the specialists are to work to insure uniformity among the courts and to improve process and forms used for Guardianships and Conservatorships.

Beth Baxter

Beth Baxter
Beth Baxter

Bio coming soon!

Michelle J. Chaffee

Michelle J. Chaffee
Michelle J. Chaffee

The Supreme Court Administrator is responsible for appointing a director of the OPG known as the Public Guardian. The Public Guardian shall be an attorney hired based on a broad knowledge of human development, intellectual disabilities, sociology, and psychology and shall have business acuity and experience in public education and volunteer recruitment.

The Supreme Court Administrator, with the confirmation by Nebraska Supreme Court, appointed Michelle J. Chaffee as Public Guardian in December 2014. Previous to appointment as Public Guardian, Ms. Chaffee was Legal Counsel for the Health and Human Services Committee at the Nebraska Legislature. As Legal Counsel for the Health and Human Services Committee she was involved in multiple issues involving social services including long term care, Medicaid, health care, developmental disabilities, behavioral health, legal processes and procedures and licensure. She worked with a wide array of professionals including state, local and county officials, the judiciary, County attorneys, private attorneys, provider networks, facility administrators, caregivers, social service advocates, as well as the individuals who depend on Nebraska social services to provide care and support- children, juveniles, individuals with disabilities, and the elderly. As Legal Counsel she supported the Health and Human Services Committee and Chairs, Senators Tim Gay and Kathy Campbell, as they designed policies and programs to serve vulnerable citizens of Nebraska.

Prior to the Legislature, Ms. Chaffee spent ten years in higher education administration. In addition to her experiences as Legal Counsel to the Health and Human Services Committee and in higher education administration, Ms. Chaffee practiced law and utilized her law degree in a variety of different state governmental agencies. She served in the Nebraska Legislature as Legislative Aide to Senators Gene Tyson and Mike Avery. During law school she interned for the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, in the Child Protection and Drug Enforcement Division. Additionally, as a Senior Law Clerk, she researched pre-trial diversion guidelines for the Office of Juvenile Services in the Nebraska Crime Commission. Upon graduation from UNL College of Law, Ms. Chaffee served as an attorney at Legal Aid, focusing on representing the needs of indigent individuals in civil court. As an attorney in private practice, she specialized as a Guardian ad Litem representing the needs of abused and neglected children in Juvenile Court.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Chaffee served for a number of years as a 7-12th grade English and History teacher in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Texas.

Marla Fischer

Marla Fischer
Marla Fischer

The Deputy Public Guardian, Marla Fischer, was hired in January 2015. Ms. Fischer received her Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska, College of Law in 2004 and was licensed to practice law in Nebraska that same year. Since that time, she has held several positions and years of experience in advocating for and with people with disabilities and their families. Prior to coming to the Office of Public Guardian, Marla served as an Assistant Ombudsman with the Nebraska Office of Public Counsel where she addressed concerns of Nebraskans who experienced individual and systemic difficulties with programs administered by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Before Marla was with the Office of Public Counsel, she was the Executive Director for The Arc of Nebraska for five years. In this position, she provided support to thirteen local Arc chapters across Nebraska; provided advocacy in written and verbal testimony on proposed legislation within the Nebraska Unicameral in collaboration with other disability organizations; and provided information, ideas on problem solving, and action on statewide issues affecting the lives of people with developmental disabilities. In 2012, Marla joined the Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Guardianships and Conservatorships. Marla was also the Public Information Attorney with Disability Rights Nebraska for four years, where she gained experience in developing informational materials for people with disabilities, family members, and interested citizens. She also provided several successful trainings on various topics pertinent to the lives of people with disabilities. She is experienced in the areas of individual and systems level advocacy and has successfully collaborated with other organizations and agencies on many occasions.

Problem-Solving Courts
Problem-Solving Courts

Midwest Nebraska Problem Solving Court
700 N. Washington
Lexington
308-746-2833

Midwest Nebraska Problem Solving Court
301 N. Jeffers Street
North Platte
308-746-2833