District Judges and Court of Appeals Judges Sit with Nebraska Supreme Court During March Argument Session

March 6, 2018

March 6: Judges John Samson and John Colborn

Nebraska District Court Judges John Samson of Blair and John Colborn of Lincoln have been invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 6th for today’s argument session.

The court session will be held in the Supreme Court Courtroom in the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln beginning at 9:00 a.m. Oral arguments can be viewed live from Nebraska Educational Television’s Live & On Demand: State Government website: http://netnebraska.org/basic-page/television/live-demand-state-government

Seven justices make up the Nebraska Supreme Court: Chief Justice Mike Heavican and six associate justices. In addition to the Chief Justice, the following justices will be hearing cases on March 6, 2017:

Judges Samson and Colborn will be sitting for Justice John Wright and former Justice Max Kelch.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Lincoln subject to call at 9:00 AM Supreme Court Courtroom, State Capitol Building, Lincoln, Nebraska
Case Number	Case Name	County
S-16-1205	In re Interest of Kalen M. (PFR)	Douglas
S-17-0235	State v. Hernandez (20)	Richardson
S-17-0291	State v. Henk	Cass
S-17-0873	Betty L. Green Living Trust v. Morrill County Board of Equalization	Douglas
S-17-1155	In re Interest of Steven S.	Lancaster
S-17-0257	State v. McGuire	Douglas

March 7: Judge Robert Steinke

Nebraska District Court Judge Robert Steinke of Columbus has been invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 7th of this month’s argument session.

The court session will be held in the Supreme Court Courtroom the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln beginning at 9:00 a.m. Oral arguments can be viewed live from Nebraska Educational Television’s Live & On Demand: State Government website: http://netnebraska.org/basic-page/television/live-demand-state-government

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Lincoln subject to call at 9:00 AM Supreme Court Courtroom, State Capitol Building, Lincoln, Nebraska
Case Number	Case Name	County
S-17-0580	Lerette v. Howard	Douglas
S-17-0359	State v. Wells (20)	Lancaster
S-17-0600	In re Guardianship of Taylor	Richardson
S-17-0538	Westwood v. Darnell	Lancaster
S-17-0590	E.D. v. Bellevue Public School District	Sarpy
S-17-0529	In re Appl. Northeast Ne Public Power Dist. v. Ne Public Power Dist.	Douglas

March 8: Judge James Doyle with Court of Appeals Judges Frankie Moore and David Arterburn at UNL College of Law

Nebraska District Court Judge James Doyle of Lexington, along with Court of Appeals Judges Frankie Moore of North Platte and David Arterburn of Papillion, have been invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on Thursday, March 8th for this month’s argument session.

The court session will be held at the University of Nebraska College of Law in Lincoln beginning at 9:00 a.m. Oral arguments can be viewed live from Nebraska Educational Television’s Live & On Demand: State Government website: http://netnebraska.org/basic-page/television/live-demand-state-government

For over 30 years the Nebraska Supreme Court has traveled to the law schools for the purpose of making the Court’s business accessible to students on their campus. Annual visits are made each spring to the University of Nebraska College of Law in Lincoln and Creighton University School of Law in Omaha.

Cases argued at the schools are selected to demonstrate the variety of legal arguments that face the court system on a regular basis. Students are furnished with case descriptions, case briefs, and a variety of informational resources regarding Nebraska’s appellate and trial courts.

Following each argument session, the judges will spend time talking to students about the appellate process and career opportunities as lawyers.

Seven Justices make up the Nebraska Supreme Court: Chief Justice Mike Heavican and six Associate Justices. In addition to the Chief Justice, the following judges will be hearing cases on March 8, 2018:

Hon. Lindsey Miller-Lerman, Supreme Court
Hon. William B. Cassel, Supreme Court
Hon. Stephanie F. Stacy, Supreme Court

The judges will be sitting for Justice John Wright, Justice Jeff Funke, and former Justice Max Kelch.

Thursday, March 8, 2018 UNL subject to call at 9:00 AM UNL College of Law Auditorium
Case Number	Case Name	County
S-17-0690	State v. Betancourt-Garcia	Madison
S-17-0592	In re Estate of Hasterlik	Dodge
S-17-0349	Wiedel v. Wiedel	Thayer
S-17-051	State v. Sievers	Lancaster

March 9: Judges Teresa Luther and Travis O’Gorman

Nebraska District Court Judges Teresa Luther of Grand Island and Judge Travis O’Gorman of Alliance have been invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday, March 9th of this month’s argument session.

The district court judges will be sitting for Justice John Wright and former Justice Max Kelch.

Friday, March 9, 2018 Lincoln subject to call at 9:00 AM Supreme Court Courtroom, State Capitol Building, Lincoln, Nebraska
Case Number	Case Name	County
S-16-0931	Nesbitt v. Frakes	Lancaster
S-17-0445	Thompson v. Johnson	Douglas
S-17-0702	Wynne v. Menard, Inc.	Douglas
S-17-0646	Eadie v. Leise	Douglas
S-17-0814	Upper Republican NRD v. Dundy County Board of Equalization	Douglas
S-17-0297	State v. Epp	Gage

District Judges and Court of Appeals Judges Sit with Nebraska Supreme Court During March Argument Session

District Judges and Court of Appeals Judges Sit with Nebraska Supreme Court During March Argument Session

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