Performing as dual-clerks - Clerk Magistrate and Clerk of the District Court - Jonna Jasnoch and Joan Hansen welcomed the Chief Justice’s summer tour group in the historic courtroom of the Garden County Court on August 15, 2022. Together they organized a fantastic lunch to welcome the sizable crew...

Fourth Core of Probation AC4E (Advanced Coaching for Excellence): Incentives & Sanctions In 2017, the Office of Probation and the Courts began the development and implementation of the AC4E initiative designed to support probation officers in successfully implementing the eight principles of...

National Interpreter Appreciation Day falls on the first Wednesday of May each year and allows us to pause and recognize the experts who connect parties that don’t speak the same language. Their ability to interpret is an awe-inspiring accomplishment and each day they help to ensure justice in...

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...

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 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

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...