In honor of Constitution Day, the Nebraska Court of Appeals held argument sessions on the campus of Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska on September 14, 2017. The Court of Appeals divided into its customary two panels with Chief Judge Frankie Moore presiding over the morning panel and Judge Everett Inbody presiding in the afternoon. The Court heard four cases each session, followed by questions and answers with students. Students were provided with detailed descriptions of each case in order...Read more

The Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution issued its Annual Report at the August 18, 2017 annual meeting of the ODR-approved mediation centers and the Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, chaired by Mike Pirtle, Judge, Nebraska Court of Appeals. Director Debora Denny thanked the six mediation center executive directors for their combined work in serving the courts, probation, and the communities across the state. Court referrals to parenting mediation, child welfare facilitation, juvenile...Read more

Nebraska Probation Administration presented five employees with Rising Star awards during the 2017 Fall Management Meeting held in LaVista, Nebraska August 15-18. Nebraska Probation Administration held its Fall Management meeting August 15-18 in LaVista. Approximately 150 Probation managers, supervisors and coordinators from across the state participated in the event. As part of the meeting, a two-day training was conducted by Mark Carey, a nationally known trainer from The Carey Group. The...Read more