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...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Sarpy County Drug Court Graduation and Celebration WHAT: The Sarpy County Drug Court team is pleased to announce 7 participants have successfully completed the Drug Court Program. Please join us in celebrating this outstanding achievement. WHO: Judge Stefanie Martinez presiding WHEN...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court Graduation and Celebration WHAT: The Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court team is pleased to announce 30 participants have successfully completed the Veteran’s Treatment Court Program. Please join us in celebrating this outstanding...

The Nebraska Court of Appeals will be in session on the campus of Wayne State College on September 16, 2021. The Court of Appeals will divide into their customary two panels with three judges each to hold arguments at 9:30 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. on campus in the Student Center, 1111 Main St...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Problem-Solving Court Graduation and Celebration WHAT: Midwest Nebraska Adult Drug Court will be holding a graduation ceremony and celebration at the Lincoln County District Court in North Platte on September 3, 2021. WHO: Honorable Michael E. Piccolo, District Court Judge, will...

District Court judge for the 11 th Judicial District, David W. Urbom, is retiring August 31, 2021. Counties in Nebraska’s 11th Judicial District include Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Red Willow, Perkins, and Thomas...

LINCOLN – Makayla S. Danner, Grant A. Forsberg, Anthony W. Liakos, Jeffrey J. Lux, Korey T. Taylor, Jeffrey P. Welch, all of Omaha, and Molly B. Keane, Elkhorn, have submitted applications for appointment as District Court Judge in the 4th Judicial District (Douglas County). The vacancy was created...

County Court Judge Kent D. Turnbull will leave the bench on August 31, 2021. Turnbull has served the citizens of the State of Nebraska in the 11th Judicial District since taking the bench on October 22, 1999. “It has been my distinct privilege to serve in this position for the last twenty-two years...