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    Nebraska Trial Judges Associations Elect New Presidents

    Nebraska Trial Judges Associations Elect New Presidents

    October 23, 2023
    Nebraska trial judges installed new association presidents during their annual meetings in late October. Presidential terms began on October 20, 2023. The associations and their newly appointed presidents are: Nebraska County Judges Association – Hon. Jeffrey M. Wightman, Lexington (top photo) Nebraska Separate Juvenile Judges Association – Hon. Mary M. Z. Stevens, Omaha (middle photo) Nebraska District Judges Association – Hon. Jodi L. Nelson, Lincoln (bottom photo) Each will serve until...Read more

    Access to Mediation Remains a Priority

    Access to Mediation Remains a Priority

    October 20, 2023
    The director of the Office of Dispute Resolution, Kelly Riley, collaborated with Kristen Blankley, the Henry M. Grether, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, to author an article for the American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Magazine. The article, “Providing Access to Mediation for Rural Participants Nebraska’s Story,” shares what a fictional mediation case in rural Nebraska might look like, addresses Nebraska’s commitment to mediation across the state, and...Read more

    Rumbaugh to Lead Nebraska’s Juvenile Services Division

    Rumbaugh to Lead Nebraska’s Juvenile Services Division

    October 17, 2023
    Kari Rumbaugh has been selected as Deputy Probation Administrator of the Nebraska Judicial Branch Juvenile Probation Services Division beginning October 16, 2023. Rumbaugh noted that she is honored to receive the promotion to Deputy Administrator saying, “I look forward to continuing my leadership and dedication to the probation system as I truly believe in the impact probation has on long-term behavior change and strengthening communities.” In her most recent role as Assistant Deputy...Read more

    Clerk Magistrate Sheila Beins of the Seward County Court to Retire December 15

    Clerk Magistrate Sheila Beins of the Seward County Court to Retire December 15

    October 13, 2023
    Seward County Court Clerk Magistrate Sheila Beins submitted her notice of retirement effective December 15, 2023. She will retire with 41 years of service to the courts. Beins began work with the Judicial Branch as a Records Clerk in 1982. She was named Associate County Judge in 1985. That position transitioned into the clerk magistrate position she holds today. Beins shared that in her time with the court, she has served only four judges: Judge Robert Cattle, Judge Alan Gless, Judge Jerry...Read more

    Lindsay Meister Chosen to Lead County Court in Columbus

    Lindsay Meister Chosen to Lead County Court in Columbus

    October 13, 2023
    Lindsay Meister, who previously worked as a paralegal for the Platte County Public Defenders Office, has been selected to serve as Platte County court Clerk Magistrate in Columbus. Meister began job training for the position on October 2, 2023. Her official work as Clerk Magistrate begins November 6, 2023. “Lindsay is a highly-motivated professional whose education and experience as a paralegal give her a good background for her new position as clerk magistrate,” according to Trial Court...Read more

    Hobbs Chosen to Lead County Court in Valentine

    Hobbs Chosen to Lead County Court in Valentine

    October 11, 2023
    Michaela Hobbs, who previously served as Assistant Clerk in Cherry and Brown Counties, has been selected to serve as Cherry County Court Clerk Magistrate in Valentine. Hobbs began work as clerk magistrate on October 5, 2023. “While Michaela has only been with the courts for about a year and a half, her training and experience are an excellent foundation for the position of clerk magistrate,” according to Trial Court Services Director Sheryl Connolly. “We look forward to working with her.”...Read more

    Seven Submit their Names for County Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District

    Seven Submit their Names for County Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District

    October 5, 2023
    LINCOLN – John P. Ashford, Makayla S. Danner, Beau G. Finley, Peter A. Pirsch, Patrick R. Runge, David M. Wear, all of Omaha, and Philip K. Kleine, Elkhorn, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the 4th Judicial District consisting of Douglas County. The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. The vacancy is due to the appointment of Judge Derek R. Vaughn to the district court bench. The public hearing of the Judicial...Read more

    Two Submit their Names for District Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial District

    Two Submit their Names for District Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial District

    October 5, 2023
    LINCOLN – Matthew D. Neher, Lexington, and Brian J. Davis, Cozad, have submitted applications for appointment as District Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District consisting of Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow, and Thomas counties. The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska. The vacancy is due to the retirement of Judge James E. Doyle IV. The...Read more

    Marc Kohmetscher Named Chief Probation for District 9

    Marc Kohmetscher Named Chief Probation for District 9

    September 29, 2023
    Marc Kohmetscher, Alternative to Incarceration Specialist with the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation in Lincoln, has been selected as Chief Probation Officer for Judicial District 9, consisting of Buffalo and Hall Counties. This appointment becomes effective October 16, 2023. According to Kohmetscher, “I am blessed to have the opportunity to serve as the District 9 Chief Probation Officer and come into this position with 25 years of experience in the field. He continued, “For me...Read more

    Lancaster County Veteran’s Treatment Court Graduation

    Lancaster County Veteran’s Treatment Court Graduation

    September 26, 2023
    MEDIA ADVISORY: Lancaster County Veteran’s Treatment Court Graduation and Celebration WHAT: The Lancaster County Veteran’s Treatment Court graduation. WHO: Judge Kevin McManaman, Presiding Judge Judge John Colborn, Retired WHEN: September 27, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. WHERE: Lancaster County City Council Chambers 555 S. 10 th Street, #111 Lincoln, NE WHY: For problem-solving court graduates, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive behavioral health treatment,...Read more

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