The Nebraska Supreme Court announces the appointment of Wendy A. Wussow of Lincoln, Nebraska, as Clerk of the Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, beginning April 2, 2018. Wussow is currently serving as Agency Legal Counsel with the Nebraska State Patrol. She started her career as a private...

Mary C. Gilbride, district court judge of the 5 th Judicial District, is retiring effective April 30, 2018, after nearly 26 years on the bench. In her retirement letter to the Chief Justice and the Governor, Judge Gilbride noted, “It has been the great privilege of my life to serve the people of...

Nebraska Supreme Court Justices will hold oral arguments at Millard North High School on April 5, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. as part of the Court’s ongoing outreach and education efforts. The high school court session is held in conjunction with annual Supreme Court arguments at the Creighton University...

The investiture of Lawrence E. Welch, Jr. as a Judge of the Nebraska Court of Appeals, 5th Judicial District, will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in the Warner Legislative Chamber, 2nd Floor, Nebraska State Capitol. Judge Welch is replacing Judge Everett O. Inbody who retired...

LINCOLN – Chad M. Brown, Susanne M. Dempsey Cook, Jessica P. Douglas, Jeri L. James, Sarah M. Moore, Kate E. Placzek, all of Omaha; Amy N. Schuchman, Mary “Peg” Stevens, both of Elkhorn; and Jennifer D. Chrystal-Clark, Bennington, have submitted applications for appointment as Separate Juvenile...

March 8, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. University of Nebraska College of Law & April 5, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. Creighton University School of Law For over 30 years the justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court have traveled to each of Nebraska’s law schools for the purpose of making the Court’s business accessible to...

A research study, commissioned by the Supreme Court Administrative Office of Probation, has analyzed and established estimates of juvenile recidivism rates among those discharged from probation supervision in Nebraska. The report is slated to be presented to the Nebraska Supreme Court, distributed...

LINCOLN – Christine P. Costantakos, Patrick R. Guinan, Jonathan J. Papik, Leigh Ann Retelsdorf, John A. Svoboda, T. Randall Wright, all of Omaha; Michael A. Smith, Springfield; and Cathy S. Trent-Vilim, La Vista, have submitted applications for appointment as Supreme Court Judge in the 4th Judicial...

LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, the Judicial Nominating Commission for Separate Juvenile Court Judge in Douglas County will hold a public hearing in Courtroom #501 at the ­­­­Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday...

Nebraska’s Youth Impact team from the Omaha area will be featured in a national education session through the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University. The success of the team, led by Douglas County Juvenile Judge Doug Johnson, has garnered the attention of national organizers who...