The third Thursday of October is recognized as Conflict Resolution Day and the American Bar Association recognizes the third week of October as Mediation Week to promote mediation and the work of neutrals. When you ask someone what is the first thing that comes to mind when you say conflict, it’s...

Jodie Roberts, Clerk Magistrate and Ex Officio Clerk of the District Court in Polk County and Assistant Clerk Mykaela Dishong took on numerous additional responsibilities during a recent period of staffing transitions in the 5th Judicial District. Roberts and Dishong partnered to assist other...

Nebraska Probation’s Motivational Interviewing training team was awarded the Special Topics Award during the Recent International Association of Correctional Training Professionals Annual Conference. This award is given for high quality training in a particular course, program, or subject. The MI...

Staff members from Cedar County Court gathered around newly installed audio-visual equipment in the courtroom to learn how to operate the state-of-the-art technology, marking the Judicial Branch’s first installation of the new courtroom audio-visual technology. “We were interested in the project and...

National Guardianship Association Standards of Practice served as a focal point for the recent Office of Public Guardian (OPG) all-staff training. The three-day session (September 21 - 23) was held at the Hruska Law Center in Lincoln. Additional learning opportunities included OPG program updates...

Nebraska trial judges installed new association presidents during their annual meetings in mid-October. Presidential terms began on October 14, 2022. The associations and their newly appointed presidents are: Nebraska County Judges Association – Hon. Randin R. Roland, Sidney Nebraska Separate...

Court and Probation offices will be closed on 10/10/22.

Kim Fender, Human Resources Coordinator in District 4A/4J, supports all aspects of local recruiting, hiring, retention, plus many other duties. She is a huge asset to both Districts - by attending job fairs and educating college students, as well as engaging with the community to cultivate a new...

Kelly Riley, Director of the Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR), and Dr. Anne Hobbs, Director of the University of Nebraska Omaha’s Juvenile Justice (JJI), collaborated to present on the Juvenile Restorative Justice and Family Intervention Initiative. Using Mentimeter, the presenters learned about...

Nebraska District Court Judge Horacio J. Wheelock of Omaha, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on September 28, 2022. Wheelock heard arguments in the case of S-20-871, Joseph J. Buttercase v. James Martin Davis and Davis Law Office, Revived in the names of the...