The Bench Media Education work group led a reporting workshop on Nebraska's trial courts during the Nebraska Press Association convention in Lincoln on April 15, 2023. The workshop was coordinated by Bill Kelly, Senior Producer for Nebraska Public Media, with the assistance of newspaper reporter...

The Douglas County Young Adult Court celebrated graduation at the Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha on April 5, 2023. For the graduate, Thaddeus Schneider, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive mental health treatment, intensive community supervision, and full...

The Nebraska Court Improvement Project (CIP) has just released the second video in the “A View from the Bench” series of videos featuring Nebraska judges with juvenile court jurisdiction. The second video targets foster parents. Judges give advice to foster parents regarding courtroom protocol, an...

Nebraska Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican and Justice Jeffrey Funke will host a proclamation signing ceremony on May 3, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. to officially declare Nebraska Problem-Solving Court Month on behalf of the State Judicial Branch. The ceremony will be streamed live from the Nebraska Supreme...

The United States officially recognizes this day each year to celebrate the vital role of law in American society and to foster a deeper understanding of the legal profession. Across Nebraska, trial court judges and Judicial Branch staff participate in various activities to mark the occasion, such...

The Sarpy County Juvenile Drug Court celebrated graduation at the Sarpy County Courthouse in Papillion on April 11, 2023. 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 Colleen...

Thomas G. McQuade, Omaha, Douglas County Court judge from 1987 to 2010, died April 15, 2023. Obituary: Legacycom

Stephanie Volkmer, Project Coordinator for the Nebraska Court Improvement Project (CIP), was critical in arranging the Nebraska CIP Children's Summit. She organized over 90 presenters for 50 breakout sessions and registered more than 400 participants. Her attention to detail is invaluable to the CIP...

The Douglas County Adult Drug Court celebrated graduation in Omaha on March 22, 2023, at the Douglas County Courthouse. This was the 120 th graduation since the inception of the Douglas County Adult Drug Court. The ceremony marked the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive mental health...

Papillion-La Vista Senior High School hosted oral arguments at the school on the afternoon of March 29, 2023. The event served as a homecoming of sorts for the Chief Justice, who taught at the school for three years beginning in 1969, and for Judge Robert O’Neal who attended the school and continued...