Chief Justice Mike Heavican will give his 10th annual State of the Judiciary address to the Legislature at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 2017, in the Legislative Chamber. NET Television will air the speech on NET2 as part of its regular legislative coverage which can be viewed online at NET's...

Ronald Murtaugh, Chief of Police at Ralston, has been selected to serve as Judicial Administrator for Nebraska’s largest county court in Omaha. Murtaugh will remain police chief until February 6, 2017, when he starts his new position with judicial administration at Douglas County Court. Murtaugh is...

The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing via video conference on Thursday, February 9, 2017, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1204 to determine whether, based on the judicial workload statistics, judicial vacancies exist in the following locations: 1.Office of district court of...

Attorneys practicing in Nebraska can now eFile in any level of court in the state. The county and district courts, separate juvenile courts, Workers’ Compensation Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court are all now accepting electronic filings through a single web-based system. Unified access for...

Judge of the County Court, 9th Judicial District, Philip (Mac) M. Martin, Jr., is retiring January 31, 2017. Judge Martin is a former President of the Nebraska County Judges Association and has served on numerous judicial committees throughout his career. He mentored new judges from across the state...

Nebraska’s trial judges’ associations installed new presidents during their annual meetings in LaVista on October 27, 2016. Judge J. Russell Derr, Omaha, is president of the Nebraska District Judges’ Association; Judge Arthur S. Wetzel, Grand Island, is president of the Nebraska County Judges’...

Judge of the District Court, 1st Judicial District, Daniel E. Bryan, Jr., is retiring effective December 31, 2016. In his announcement letter to Chief Justice Mike Heavican, Judge Bryan thanked the people of the Tenth and First Judicial Districts of Nebraska for trusting him to serve as a state...

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...

The Judicial Resources Commission will hold its annual meeting pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1205 to determine whether (1) a new judgeship is appropriate in any judicial district or a reduction in judgeships is appropriate in any judicial district, or (2) the judicial district boundaries or the...

National Adoption Day – Saturday, November 19, 2016 (In order to increase awareness of the need for foster care adoptions in Nebraska, broadcast and still cameras will be allowed during select adoption hearings where adoptive parents have signed a waiver. Please check with Ann Wood for participating...