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    Griess Swearing-In Ceremony Held in Beatrice

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    Griess Swearing-In Ceremony Held in Beatrice

    October 23, 2019
    Ashley Griess, new Chief Probation Officer for District 1, was sworn-in Monday, October 20, 2019 in the Gage County District Courtroom by District Judge Vicky Johnson. Griess replaces former Probation Chief Jeremy Behrends who joined the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation earlier this year. Read more: Ashley Griess Named Chief Probation Officer for 1st Judicial District https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/ashley-griess-named-chief-probation-officer-1st-judicial-district Read story...Read more

    Positive Juvenile Audit Reported

    Positive Juvenile Audit Reported

    October 23, 2019
    The Juvenile Service Audit Report has been published and is now online with the Nebraska Legislature. In an announcement sent congratulating probation employees on a job well done, Probation Administrator Deb Minardi encouraged probation to share the report with others. Full report: https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/reports/audit/juvenileservices_2019.pdf Omaha World Herald: Nebraska's juvenile probation showing progress at reducing services costs, report says https://www.omaha.com/news/...Read more

    Nebraska Law Review Article: Restorative Justice and Nebraska Youth

    Nebraska Law Review Article: Restorative Justice and Nebraska Youth

    October 23, 2019
    “Restorative Justice and Youth Offenders in Nebraska” is an article recently published in the Nebraska Law Review and co-authored by Professor Kristen Blankley, Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) Advisory Council member, and Alisha Caldwell Jimenez, J.D., M.A., ODR’s Restorative Justice Program Analyst. The article provides an overview of the statewide initiative to provide restorative justice to youth offenders with services provided by the six ODR-approved mediation centers. The article...Read more

    Clerk Magistrates Fall Conference Held at Divots

    Clerk Magistrates Fall Conference Held at Divots

    October 21, 2019
    The Clerk Magistrates gathered together for their Fall Conference, September 18-20, 2019, at the Divots Conference Center in Norfolk. Approximately ninety-two clerk magistrates participated in this three-day event. State Court Administrator, Corey Steel, opened the conference expressing gratitude and admiration for the clerk magistrates who kept the courthouses running despite challenges the floods caused their counties. Professor Toni Jensen from Nebraska Wesleyan University led the group...Read more

    Training Professionals Education

    Training Professionals Education

    October 21, 2019
    The Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation, the Division of Parole Supervision, and the Department of Correctional Services hosted the 2019 Annual International Association of Correctional Training Professionals Conference (IACTP) in Omaha, Nebraska, September 24 – 26, 2019. The annual conference is a unique forum that brings together correctional leaders, training managers, trainers, field instructors, consultants, and others interested in both effective corrections...Read more

    NET Radio Reports Nebraska’s Court Language Access Partnership with Northeast Community College

    NET Radio Reports Nebraska’s Court Language Access Partnership with Northeast Community College

    October 17, 2019
    Nebraska has a growing population of residents who speak limited English. When people who don’t speak English come in contact with Nebraska’s court system, they need an interpreter to help tell their story. Nebraska is working to train more interpreters to address the growing need. Listen to the story: Court Interpreter Training Program Addresses Growing Need Court Interpreter Training Program Addresses Growing Need http://netnebraska.org/article/news/1193069/court-interpreter-training-program-...Read more

    County Judge Matt Samuelson to Retire October 22, 2019

    County Judge Matt Samuelson to Retire October 22, 2019

    October 17, 2019
    Nebraska County Court Judge C. Matthew Samuelson, 6 th Judicial District, announced his retirement effective October 22, 2019. Samuelson has served on the county court bench for 20 years. He has held several volunteer positions within the Nebraska County Judges Association including service on the Judicial Education Committee, the Personnel and Budget Committee, and on the Association’s Executive Committee. The first step in replacing Samuelson will be for the Judicial Resources Commission to...Read more

    Constitution Day Celebrated at Concordia with Nebraska Court of Appeals

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    Constitution Day Celebrated at Concordia with Nebraska Court of Appeals

    September 30, 2019
    In an auditorium overflowing with both high school and college students, the Court of Appeals opened their morning session at Concordia college with the case of “ In re Interest if Michael R ” from Scottsbluff. Court of Appeals judges listened to arguments along with Judge James Stecker, Judge C Jo Peterson, and members of the Seward County Court staff. Students from the college sat throughout the auditorium, among them were classes from Bellevue West, Seward and Centennial high schools. During...Read more

    Constitution Day CLE Encourages Lawyers to Attend Concordia University Reception in Seward

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    Constitution Day CLE Encourages Lawyers to Attend Concordia University Reception in Seward

    September 30, 2019
    Recognizing Constitution Day, on Monday, September 9, with the Court of Appeals in Seward, NE involved a unique twist: A free continuing legal education event at Concordia University sponsored by the Nebraska State Bar Foundation and designed in conjunction with university faculty. The event focused on “ Meyer v. Nebraska ” and its ongoing relevance 100 years after the statute at issue was adopted by the Nebraska Legislature. The law, at the time, prohibited the teaching of grade school...Read more

    Innovative Partnership between Judicial Branch and Community College Unveiled

    Innovative Partnership between Judicial Branch and Community College Unveiled

    September 24, 2019
    Judicial Branch members traveled to Norfolk to announce the collaboration, a first-of-its-kind in the nation, between the state’s judicial branch and the Adult Education Division at Northeast Community College. Justice William Cassel and Judicial Branch Language Access Coordinator Jennifer Verhein helped lead an informational session on court interpreter training. The presentation in Norfolk was livestreamed to the college’s extended campus in South Sioux City. During his public remarks, Cassel...Read more

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