News reporters will undergo re-credentialing for expanded media access in Nebraska trial courts throughout March. The new badges will have a red stripe on the bottom and expire March 30, 2025. New reporters continue to be asked to complete a rule review before credentials are granted. Credentials are not needed to attend court, observe proceedings, take notes, or write stories. Credentials are ONLY needed to participate in a media pool and to use certain electronic devices.Read more

The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) held its 2023 Region IV Winter Regional Training Institute in Omaha on February 5-7, 2023, with over 330 individuals from across Region IV attending. Content included topics relevant to probation, parole, the judiciary, and other facets of community corrections. APPA regularly sponsors Institutes to bring together probation and parole employees with researchers, public policy advocates, and other community corrections professionals. Region IV...Read more

Weighted Caseload Reports for Nebraska's district, county, and separate juvenile courts have been uploaded to the Judicial Branch Website. Weighted caseload statistics approximate the number of judges needed to handle the current caseload based upon the calculations of a three-year rolling average of case filing data, case weights (including the time it takes per type of case), and all possible judicial work minutes in a year. However, historically, this did not account for cases heard by...Read more

Justices, judges, system administrators, probation, and parole from across the upper Midwest gathered in Omaha to discuss the Blueprint for Racial Justice. The Blueprint project was launched in 2021 in response to action from the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators. The project was designed to be a resource for state court leaders working to ensure equal access to justice. A rountdtable discussion of the Blueprint project was facilitated by Edwin Bell,...Read more