The Omaha courts and the Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation have been awarded a $55,000 technical assistance grant to assess efforts in providing court users with meaningful access to the judicial process in the State of Nebraska. The focus of the study, funded by the State Justice Institute, is to evaluate the effectiveness of the assistance provided for Douglas County domestic relations cases. Domestic relations, or family law, cases represent the highest percentage of...Read more

Judicial Branch Public Information Officer, Janet Bancroft, will highlight new and ongoing outreach efforts of the Nebraska Judicial Branch during the Conference of Court Public Information Officers annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. The Conference is the only professional organization dedicated to the role of court communicators worldwide. Nebraska’s contribution to How to Wrangle a Hundred Students, Keep Their Attention and Teach Them Something Along the Way will include: Nebraska’s unique “...Read more

Kelly Riley, current Executive Director for The Resolution Center in Beatrice, has been named Director of the Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution by the Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation (AOCP). She will begin her position in early September. Riley has extensive experience in business administration, human resources and program oversight in addition to being an experienced mediator and trainer. She is also active at the national level serving on the Board of Directors...Read more

Judicial District 3J and juvenile justice stakeholders completed a review of the probation and juvenile justice system in Lancaster County on April of 2018. The Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center (RFK) conducted the review which endorsed fifteen recommendations for reform. Efforts were immediately put into action to start prioritizing the recommendations and planning for implementation. Additionally, RFK received grant funds to continue national support during implementation and in...Read more