Kerry Sides, Financial Service Representative at Adams Bank and Trust, has been selected to serve as Lincoln County Clerk Magistrate in North Platte. Sides lives in Hershey, Nebraska, and will begin work with the court system December 18, 2017. She replaces former Clerk Magistrate Melissa Ireland...

The Nebraska Supreme Court has appointed Brandie M. Fowler as the state’s new Child Support Referee. Fowler is currently a private practice lawyer in Bellevue whose experience is primarily in the areas of juvenile and family law. As an advocate for children, Fowler has represented the best interests...

Lisa Johnson, Court Records Clerk, has been selected to serve as Howard County Court Clerk Magistrate in St. Paul, Nebraska. Johnson will begin her duties on December 1, 2017, replacing retired Clerk Magistrate Marsha Anderson. Johnson has worked in Howard County Court since 2011, and prior to that...

LINCOLN – David J. A. Bargen, Adams; Melodie T. Bellamy, Kearney; S. Colin Palm, Bellevue; and Lawrence E. Welch, Jr., Beaver Lake, have submitted applications for appointment as Court of Appeals Judge in the 5th Judicial District consisting of Adams, Butler, Cass, Clay, Colfax, Fillmore, Gage, Hall...

Patrick R. McDermott, county court judge of the 5th Judicial District, is retiring effective January 31, 2018, after 20 years on the bench. In his retirement letter to the Chief Justice and the Governor, Judge McDermott noted, “Words cannot express the honor, joy and satisfaction that come with the...

The Douglas County Adult Drug Court will hold its 99th ceremony and celebration on December 7, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at the Omaha/Douglas County Civic Center Legislative Chambers in Omaha, Nebraska. For Drug Court graduates, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive...

Everett O. Inbody, Court of Appeals Judge of the 5th Appellate Court Judicial District, is retiring effective January 1, 2018, after over 30 years on the bench. In his retirement letter to the Governor, Inbody noted it has been his honor and pleasure to serve the citizens of the State of Nebraska...

Nebraska courts celebrate National Adoption Day each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving or a Saturday immediately following the holiday. Participating courts hold parties for adoptive families, finalize adoptions where children are ready, and educate the public about the adoption process. This...

A new juvenile probation research study validated Nebraska probation’s assessment tool. The assessment tool, named “Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory,” emphasizes the importance of tailoring treatment and supervision to meet the needs of individual youth on probation. Accurate use of...

Patrick R. McDermott, county court judge of the 5th Judicial District, is retiring effective January 31, 2018, after 20 years on the bench. In his retirement letter to the Chief Justice and the Governor, Judge McDermott noted, “Words cannot express the honor, joy and satisfaction that come with the...