The National Guardianship Association’s annual conference was held October 22-25, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. The conference is held annually each October and provides valuable continuing education opportunities for guardians and conservators. Sessions this year focused on reviews of legislative and...

During the fall of 2022, Associate Public Guardian Susan Mitchell in Omaha identified the potential benefit of therapeutic visitation dogs for her wards residing in residential facilities such as nursing homes. Several of APG Mitchell’s wards lived in the same facility, who did not have a therapy...

The Sarpy County Juvenile Drug Court celebrated graduation at the Sarpy County Courthouse in Papillion on December 6, 2022. Judge Jonathan Crosby presided over the ceremony. Also in attendance were Andrew Erickson and Gary Brollier from the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office, and Dennis Marks and...

The Financial Specialist team has expanded to six members to allow increased support to both county and district courts. New members of the team are Mandy Klipp, Clerk Magistrate of Jefferson County Court, and Ashley McIntosh, Accounting Clerk for Lincoln County Court. They join current members...

Nebraska’s Clerks of the District Court gathered for their annual winter conference on December 14, 2022, at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. Approximately 53 attendees participated in the one-day conference, which offered 4.75 hours of education. This year’s speakers included District Court...

Problem-Solving Court Coordinator Chris Reece extends tremendous efforts to support participants in Problem-Solving Court. A recent example is when Reece helped clean and board up some windows at a residence so that a participant could move back in. It is acts like this that show just how selfless...

The Clerk of the District Court Association elected new executive officers to serve during the upcoming year. Appointments were made in December during the annual winter meeting in Kearney. Officers are: President: Monica Rotherham, Madison County (left) Vice President: Peggy Birky, Fillmore County...

Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, Mike Heavican, presented 28 Employee Recognition Awards to individuals and team members on December 12, 2022, during the Nebraska Judicial Branch’s 14th annual recognition event. The Employee Recognition Committee selected 11 individuals and one team from...

Following two hours of writing and an hour of observing student attorneys argue their case, Perkins County High School student Dayami Ruiz won top honors in the Nebraska High School Mock Trial 2022 News Reporting Competition. Ruiz spent the morning of December 5, 2022, listening to her school’s team...

On November 16, 2022, a reception celebrating the retirement of Judge Robert R. Otte was held at the Lancaster County District Court. The reception was attended by Lancaster County Judges, Probation Officers, Problem-Solving Court team members, and family and friends. Judge Otte was gifted a plaque...