Chief Justice Mike Heavican delivered his annual State of the Judiciary address in the Unicameral Legislative Chamber on January 25, 2024. The speech was delivered at the invitation of the Speaker of the Legislature, Senator John Arch. During his address, the Chief Justice utilized the opportunity...

The Red Willow County Through the Eyes of the Child team partnered with the Nebraska Court Improvement Project to host the first Upstream community mapping exercise on January 17 th and 18 th, 2024. Upstream is a community-based approach that leverages court resources, judicial leadership, child...

Weighted Caseload Reports for Nebraska's District, County and Separate Juvenile courts have been uploaded to the Judicial Branch Website. No quantitative judicial workload assessment method, including the weighted caseload method, can determine the exact number of judges needed within each judicial...

The Nebraska court one-time search using the Nebraska Judicial Branch "JUSTICE" System has received a significant upgrade. As of January 26, 2024, users are able to access non-confidential images associated with documents filed on or after April 2008. Previously, the application limited one-time...

The 2023 Judicial Qualifications Commission Annual Report is now available online.

Michaela Hobbs was sworn in as Clerk Magistrate of the Cherry County Court in Valentine on January 18, 2024. The ceremony was broadcast via Zoom for those unable to attend due to winter storms. Judge James Orr presided over the ceremony from the courtroom in Valentine, with State Court Administrator...

A swearing-in ceremony for Marc Kohmetscher as Chief Probation Officer of District 9 (Buffalo and Hall Counties) was held on January 16, 2024, at the Hall County Courthouse in Grand Island Nebraska. Probation Administrator Deb Minardi presided over the ceremony and Judge Andrew Butler gave the oath...

The Judicial Branch Annual Report for Fiscal Year July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, is now available online. The report is annually presented to the legislature during the Chief Justice’s “State of the Judiciary” each year. The report is found here in the Publications section of the Judicial Branch...

Angie Meyer, the Judicial Assistant Supervisor in Lancaster County, stepped up on short notice to support the Nebraska Supreme Court Judicial Resources Commission during their December hearing. In the absence of a court professional, Meyer volunteered to operate a Liberty Recorder at the Capitol...

A new initiative, the 'Interpreter Certification Pathway,' has been developed to empower and assist bilingual individuals in pursuing a career as a Nebraska Judicial Branch interpreter. The comprehensive pathway seeks to address the process of certification in its entirety to increase the number and...