Ms. Ellen Fabian Brokofsky, Nebraska State Probation Administrator and longtime Judicial Branch employee, announced her retirement after 13 years as Probation Administrator for the Nebraska Supreme Court, effective December 31, 2018. She has served in varying levels of the probation system for the...

Judge of the District Court, 9th Judicial District, Teresa K. Luther, is retiring December 31, 2018. Luther serves as a judge of the Central Nebraska Drug Court and judge of the Judicial District 9 Reentry Court in addition to presiding full-time on the district court bench in Grand Island. In her...

LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman, the Judicial Nominating Commission for District Judge in the 9th Judicial District (consisting of Buffalo and Hall Counties) will hold a public hearing in District Court Courtroom #2 at the Buffalo ­­­­County Courthouse (1512...

Judge of the County Court, 2nd Judicial District, John F. Steinheider, is retiring December 31, 2018. In his letter to the Governor and the Chief Justice, Steinheider wrote, “I have thoroughly enjoyed my 21 ½ years on the county court bench in the Second Judicial District.” He continued, “I have had...

Judge Robert O'Neal of the juvenile court in Papillion and Judge John E. Samson of the district court in Blair were awarded the Supreme Court’s highest honors on October 18, 2018, during the Court’s annual meeting in La Vista. O'Neal was presented the Improvement of Community Relations Award and...

Nebraska’s trial judges associations installed new presidents during their annual meetings in LaVista on October 18, 2018. The associations and their newly appointed presidents are: Nebraska District Judges Association - Judge John A. Colborn, Lincoln Nebraska County Judges Association - Judge...

Supreme Court Justices will hold oral arguments at Schuyler Central campus on November 2, 2018 as part of the Nebraska Supreme Court’s outreach and education efforts. Two arguments will be heard on November 2, 2018 beginning with an educational program at 9:00 a.m. Court arguments will be followed...

The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, beginning at 10:00 a.m. central daylight time, at the State Capitol Building, Room 1510, Lincoln, Nebraska. The purpose of the hearing is to determine, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 24-1204 and 1206, whether...

LINCOLN – Michael L. Nozicka, Michael E. Piccolo, Tanya K. Roberts-Connick, all of North Platte; Felicia K. Fair, Ogallala; and Joel B. Jay, Chappell, have submitted applications for appointment as District Judge in the 11th Judicial District consisting of Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Furnas, Hayes...

MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Nebraska Court Improvement Project 2018 Regional Conferences: Changing Minds WHO: 2018 Regional Conferences-Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/Programs/CIP/2018_Regional_Conference_Agenda-Program.pdf WHEN: September 28...