Committees & Commissions

Committees & Commissions

Access to Justice Commission

Access to Justice Commission

Access to Justice Commission

Origin/Authorization: March 22, 2017 Supreme Court Minutes.

Terms: Two and four year terms.

Purpose Statement: To promote the Nebraska Supreme Court’s goal of providing equal access to swift, fair justice for all Nebraskans regardless of income, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, age or language.

Name	Representation	Appointment Date	Term Expires
Justice Stephanie Stacy, Co-Chair	Supreme Court Justice	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Elizabeth Neeley, Co-Chair Reappointed 6-12-2019	Nebraska State Bar Association Executive Director	05/17/2017	05/17/2023
Deborah Minardi	Probation Administrator	02/20/2019	05/17/2021
Tania Diaz Reappointed 6-12-2019	Disability organization representative	05/17/2017	05/17/2023
Judge Chad Brown	Juvenile Court Judge	06/12/2019	05/17/2023
Kenny Jacobs Reappointed 6-12-2019	Attorney	05/17/2017	05/17/2023
Amie Martinez	Attorney	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Sharmin Gonzales	County court clerk	06/12/2019	05/17/2023
Paul McGreal	Creighton University School of Law	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Carole McMahon-Boies Reappointed 6-12-2019	Director of Attorney Services	05/17/2017	05/17/2023
Judge Frankie Moore	Court of Appeals Judge	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Milo Mumgaard	Legal aid representative	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Joe Nigro Reappointed 6-12-2019	Legal aid representative	05/17/2017	05/17/2023
Stefanie Pearlman	Library representative	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Doug Peterson	Attorney General	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Monica Rotherham	District court clerk	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Kevin Ruser Reappointed 6-12-2019	University of Nebraska College of Law Professor	05/17/2017	05/17/2023
Jose J. Soto Reappointed 6-12-2019	Community representative	05/17/2017	05/17/2023
Corey Steel	State Court Administrator	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Kelly Varguez Reappointed 6-12-2019	Court interpreter representative	05/17/2017	05/17/2023
Judge Derek Vaughn	County Court Judge	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Senator Justin Wayne	Senator	05/17/2017	05/17/2021
Judge Stefanie Martinez	District Court Judge	06/12/2019	05/17/2023
Judge Andrea D. Miller	District Court Judge	1/13/2021	1/13/2024
Judge Patrick R. Runge	Tribal Judge	1/13/2021	1/13/2024
Jennifer Verhein	Director of Language Access	1/13/2021	1/13/2024
Amy Prenda	Staff	1/13/2021	1/13/2024

Access to Justice Commission

Civil Justice Reform Working Group

Committee on Equity and Fairness

Consortium of Tribal, State, and Federal Courts

Self-Represented Litigation Committee

Improvement of Justice

Improvement of Justice

Improvement of Justice

Advisory Council on Public Guardianship

Judicial Resources Commission

Nebraska Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law

Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Problem-Solving Courts

Nebraska Supreme Court Statewide Court Security Clearinghouse Committee

Probation Services Committee

Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts

Supreme Court Commission on Guardianships and Conservatorships

Technology Committee

Judges / Employee Associations

Judges / Employee Associations

Judges / Employee Associations

Nebraska Clerks of the District Court Association

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Nebraska County Court Association

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Nebraska County Judges Association

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Nebraska District Judges Association

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Nebraska Official Court Reporters Association

Subcommittee(s):

Nebraska Separate Juvenile Judges Association

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Judges / Staff / Mediation

Judges / Staff / Mediation

Judges / Staff / Mediation

Advisory Committee to Nebraska Attorneys

Dispute Resolution Advisory Council

Forms Committees for Nebraska Trial Courts

Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee

Judicial Ethics Committee

Judicial Qualifications Commission

SCCALES Automation Committee

Supreme Court Personnel Board

Judicial Nominating Commissions

Judicial Nominating Commissions

Judicial Nominating Commissions

Commissioner's Manual

Judicial Nominating Commission - Supreme Court - Chief Justice Committee

Judicial Nominating Commission - Supreme Court - First District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Supreme Court - Second District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Supreme Court - Third District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Supreme Court - Fourth District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Supreme Court - Fifth District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Supreme Court - Sixth District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Court of Appeals - First District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Court of Appeals - Second District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Court of Appeals - Third District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Court of Appeals - Fourth District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Court of Appeals - Fifth District

Judicial Nominating Commission - Court of Appeals - Sixth District

Judicial Nominating Commission - First District - District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - First District - County Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Second District - County/District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Third District - District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Third District - County Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Fourth District - District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Fourth District - County Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Fifth District - County/District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Sixth District - County/District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Seventh District - County/District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Eighth District - County/District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Ninth District - County/District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Tenth District - District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Tenth District - County Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Eleventh District - County/District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Twelfth District - County/District Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Workers Compensation Court

Judicial Nominating Commission - Separate Juvenile Court - Douglas County

Judicial Nominating Commission - Separate Juvenile Court - Lancaster County

Judicial Nominating Commission - Separate Juvenile Court - Sarpy County

Lawyers

Lawyers

Lawyers

Committee on Practice & Procedure

Disciplinary Review Board

District Committees on Inquiry

Nebraska State Bar Commission

Nebraska Supreme Court Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission

The State of Nebraska Judicial Branch

The Constitution of the State of Nebraska distributes the judicial power of the state among the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, and county courts. All state courts operate under the administrative direction of the Supreme Court. In addition to the courts created by the Constitution, the Nebraska judicial system has two other courts – the separate juvenile courts located in Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy Counties, and a statewide Workers’ Compensation Court.