In April 2016, the Nebraska Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, legislation broadening the definitions of problem-solving courts to include Reentry, Veterans, Mental Health, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and other problem-solving courts. In response, the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee...

The Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Problem-Solving Courts recognized statewide standards were essential for expanding capacity and ensuring the establishment of best practices and quality assurance. The Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Problem-Solving Courts established a Family Dependency...

Nebraska’s Judicial Branch plays a vital role in the life of every Nebraskan. While some of our physical spaces have been forced to shutter by the coronavirus, the work of Nebraska’s courts, probation offices, and all programming has continued. The essential functions of the Judicial Branch move...

The Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Problem-Solving Courts recognized statewide standards were essential for expanding capacity and ensuring the establishment of best practices and quality assurance. The Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Problem-Solving Courts established a Family Dependency...

Judges in the 5th Judicial District wasted no time in collaborating on the development of courtroom guidelines in anticipation of loosening of the State’s Directed Health Measures within their respective courtrooms. Their final protocol list, handwritten and transcribed by Judge Tina Marroquin...

May is National Drug Court Month. All month long Nebraska problem-solving courts join more than 4,000 treatment courts across the country to celebrate lives, families, and resources saved by this vital justice reform. In his signed Proclamation Governor Pete Ricketts proclaimed the Month of May 2020...

Making a conscious decision to choose hope over fear and to boost morale within the courthouse, Clerk Magistrate Ellen Faltys promoted the installation of rainbows throughout the building in Schuyler, NE. Faltys pitched the idea to staff members Julie Bideaux and Zaira Lopez, and it quickly had the...

Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy is the theme for this year’s Law Day through the American Bar Association. The theme celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted American women the right to vote. The right, known as women’s suffrage, was ratified...

The Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation assembled at the State Capitol (and beyond) to create a video Law Day greeting for judges and coworkers across the state. The video is designed to show appreciation to members of the Judicial Branch who accomplished amazing feats that had not...

Susan Barnard, Office Services Manager for the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation, spent the month of April gathering hand-sewn face masks for Nebraska’s probation field staff. Barnard is a 4-H leader in Gage County and has kept her 4-H youth busy sewing masks since the Center For...