Media Releases
WHAT: The Douglas County District Court is pleased to announce that nine (9) participants have successfully completed the Adult Drug Court Program. Please join us in celebrating this outstanding achievement. WHO: Judge Leigh Ann Retelsdorf Judge Timothy P. Burns Judge Todd O. Engleman Judge Tressa M...
October 6, 2021, Application Deadline Set for County Court Judge Vacancy, Eleventh Judicial District
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey J. Funke, the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Judge in the 11 th Judicial District (consisting of Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow...
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey J. Funke, the Judicial Nominating Commission for District Judge in the 11 th Judicial District (consisting of Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow...
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice John R. Freudenberg, the Judicial Nominating Commission for District Judge in the 4 th Judicial District (consisting of Douglas County) will hold a public hearing in the Douglas County District Court, Courtroom #501, 1701 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska...
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice William B. Cassel, the Judicial Nominating Commission for District Judge in the 9 th Judicial District will hold a public hearing at the Hall County Courthouse, Courtroom #2, 111 West First Street, Grand Island, Nebraska, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on...
Supreme Court arguments at Hastings High School have been postponed from late September until the pandemic has slowed. Nebraska justices will reschedule the Hastings session when the logistics of travel and considerations of attorneys and students are better able to be managed. Since 2016, the...
Nebraska District Court Judges Robert R. Steinke, Columbus, and Robert R. Otte, Lincoln, have been invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on September 3, 2021, joining the first argument session of the term. This will be the first time that Otte has participated on the Court. Steinke has, in...
Nebraska District Court Judge Derek Weimer of Sidney, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on August 31, 2021, for the first argument session of the term. The court session was held in the Supreme Court Courtroom in the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. The courtroom was...
The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing immediately followed by a public meeting, on Friday, September 10, 2021 beginning at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1510 of the State Capitol Building in Lincoln, Nebraska. The proceedings will be in-person and will include virtual conferencing via...
Supreme Court Justices will hold oral arguments in the Tiger Theatre on the Hastings High School Campus as part of the Nebraska Supreme Court’s ongoing outreach and education efforts. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. on September 29, 2021, Hastings High School Principal Thomas Szlanda will review rules and...