Media Releases
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice John R. Freudenberg, the Judicial Nominating Commission for District Court in the Seventh Judicial District will hold a public hearing on Friday, March 14, 2025, beginning at 10:00 a.m. CST, at the Madison County Courthouse, Courtroom #1, 1313 N Main...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has selected the Buffalo County Courthouse, Kearney, Nebraska, to pilot a new livestream project aimed at providing remote viewing of the Judicial Nominating Commission hearing on January 24, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. Justice William Cassel will preside over the hearing where...
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Stephanie F. Stacy, the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court in the Fourth Judicial District will hold a public hearing on Friday, February 21, 2025, beginning at 10:00 a.m. CST, at the Douglas County Courthouse, District Courtroom #506, 1701...
The Nebraska Supreme Court announces the appointment of Mr. Gene Cotter as Nebraska’s new State Probation Administrator. Cotter, the seventh administrator in sixty-six years, will direct the statewide delivery of all juvenile and adult probation services in Nebraska. The appointment is effective...
The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing, on Friday, January 17, 2025, at 10 a.m. CST, in the Supreme Court Courtroom, State Capitol Building in Lincoln, Nebraska, to consider: MEETING AGENDA: A link to the full meeting agenda and supporting materials is available here . PUBLIC...
LINCOLN – Melodie L. Bellamy, Kearney; Matthew C. Boyle, Grand Island; D. Brandon Brinegar, Kearney; Morgan R. Farquhar, Holdrege; Sarah A. Hinrichs, Hastings; Kane M. Ramsey, Kearney; and John A. Sauder, Holdrege, have submitted applications for appointment as District Court Judge in the Ninth...
LINCOLN – Makayla S. Danner, Eric M. Fabian, Michael W. Jensen, Tamara T. Mosby, Patrick R. Runge, Yvonnda A. Summers, David M. Wear, all of Omaha, and Philip K. Kleine, Elkhorn, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District which consists of...
On January 9, 2025, National Day of Mourning for President Carter, all Nebraska courts and probation offices will remain open and operational to provide essential services. Court filings, hearings, probation appointments, and other court functions will proceed as scheduled. Read full memorandum...
Nebraska’s state probation system has selected Omaha, Kearney, and Grand Island to pilot a new project aimed at improving outcomes for “emerging adults” aged 18 to 25. This age group, according to national statistics, is overrepresented in the criminal justice system and has the highest failure...
Ashley Harimon has been selected to serve as the Morrill County Court Clerk Magistrate in Bridgeport, her official work as Clerk Magistrate begins January 2, 2025. “Ashley Harimon embarked on her career in the Judicial Branch as an Accounting Clerk in Scotts Bluff and Banner Counties nine years ago...