On December 18, 2024, during the Clerks of the District Court Association Conference held in Kearney, Nebraska the membership elected the following officers: Celeste Cattin Dawes County District Court Clerk --President Tiffany Burton Furnas County District Court Clerk --Vice President Michele Quick...

Chief Justice Jeffrey J. Funke presented the 2025 State of the Judiciary address on January 28 in the Unicameral Legislative Chamber. Invited by Speaker of the Legislature Senator John Arch, the Chief Justice outlined the Nebraska Judicial Branch's progress, priorities, and pressing needs. In his...

At the invitation of Bryan High School, the Nebraska Supreme Court Justices will hold a special court session in the school’s auditorium on the afternoon of April 2, 2025. This visit is part of the Court's ongoing outreach and education initiative aimed at Nebraska high school students. It reflects...

Judge Paine, a county court judge in District 11, reconvened the 2024 McCook Upstream Mapping participants on January 10, 2025. The chairs of the three priority areas that were decided on in 2024 gave the following updates: Elementary Age Multidisciplinary Team: The group made improvements to the...

The Language Access Program has announced dates for the 2025 Interpreter Certification Pathway. Please visit Interpreter Certification Pathway for more information and to register for Orientation, the written exam, Skill Building, and the oral exam. If, after reviewing the webpage, interested...

As part of its ongoing efforts to increase public access to the judicial process, the Nebraska Supreme Court selected the Buffalo County Courthouse in Kearney to pilot a new livestreaming initiative for Judicial Nominating Commissions. Presided over by Justice William Cassel, the January session...

The North Central Problem-Solving Court celebrated graduation at the Custer County Courthouse in Broken Bow on December 19, 2024. Judge Karin Noakes presided over the ceremony while family and friends observed. The ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive mental health...

Nebraska Juvenile Probation’s enhancements to behavioral health screening featured in new Podcast episode highlighting Dr. Keith Cruise of the Center for Trauma Resiliency and Juvenile Justice and his work to support trauma informed Juvenile Justice systems. As part of Nebraska’s Juvenile Justice...

On the latest episode of Your Nebraska Judicial Branch, Lancaster County DUI Court graduate Mark VanWinkle reflects on how the program helped him achieve sobriety after years of struggling with alcoholism. He is joined by Trooper Benjamin Nguyen, his arresting officer, who witnessed the program's...

Judicial Branch Education Standards have been updated by the Education Advisory Committee, fully adopted by the Supreme Court, and are now posted on the Judicial Branch website. While there are few substantive changes, there is some new language, and a new ethics requirement for all branch employees...