Nebraska District Court Judge Jodi L. Nelson of Lincoln, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on December 2, 2021. Nelson heard arguments in State v. Teon D. Hill, a case where Hill was sentenced to life in prison for killing a fellow Omaha resident. She sat in place of...

Nebraska District Court Judge Travis P. O’Gorman of Alliance, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on December 3, 2021. O’Gorman heard arguments in Nieveen v. Tax 106, a case where Legal Aid of Nebraska argues that a woman was denied her property rights. He sat in place of...

Lancaster County Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Lori Griggs will retire effective December 10, 2021. She leaves the Judicial Branch with just over 32 years of service. Griggs began work with the Judicial Branch as a probation officer on November 15, 1989. She was later appointed as Chief Deputy...

Jefferson County Court Clerk Magistrate Tammie Duensing submitted her notice of retirement effective December 13, 2021. She will retire with nearly 30 years of service as Clerk Magistrate. She has just over 37 years of total service. Duensing began work with the Judicial Branch as a records clerk...

The Judicial Resources Commission will hold its Annual Meeting, which includes a public hearing, on December 10, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. central standard time, in Room 1510 of the State Capitol Building in Lincoln, Nebraska. All proceedings will be conducted in-person and will include the option of...

Mandy Klipp of Tobias, Nebraska, has been selected to serve as Clerk Magistrate in Jefferson County. She begins her duties on December 13, 2021, replacing retiring Clerk Magistrate Tammie Duensing. She has been the Assistant Clerk in Jefferson County Court since July 2020. “Mandy has worked with and...

Supreme Court Justices will hold court arguments in the Tiger Theatre on the Hastings High School Campus on December 1, 2021. The court session, rescheduled from September this year, comes at the invitation of High School Principal Thomas Szlanda. "We are honored to have the Court hold arguments in...

Nebraska District Court Judge Rachel A. Daugherty of Aurora, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on November 3, 2021. Daugherty heard arguments in the cases of State v. Gnanaprakasam and State v. Abernathy; both cases criminal cases relating to the defendant’s right to a...

Nebraska District Court Judge Terri S. Harder of Minden, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on November 2, 2021. Harder heard arguments in the case of State of Nebraska v. Joshua W. Keadle out of Gage County where, on February 13, 2020, the jury found Keadle guilty of...

The Nebraska Task Force on Lawyer, Judge and Law Student Well-Being (“Well-Being Task Force”) has released a report entitled Examining Lawyer, Judge and Law Student Well-Being in Nebraska. The report is the culmination of a two-and-a-half-year review by the Well-Being Task Force of the state of well...