District Court: The Certificate of Service removed from the following protection order forms. The certificate is generated by JUSTICE. DC 19:15 , Order of Hearing (used when a Request for Hearing form is filed in any protection order case)(also used in renewal cases). DC 19:21.1 , Order Dismissing...

The Nebraska Supreme Court has set its 2022 spring calendar of traveling arguments. Travel sessions are scheduled: March 3, 2022: University of Nebraska College of Law in Lincoln March 30, 2022: Creighton University School of Law in Omaha April 28, 2022: McCook High School in McCook – Law Day...

Awarded to: Diane Wells, Clerk of the District Court, District 1 - Gage County The Marjorie Schaffer Memorial Award recognizes commendable performance by a clerk of a district court. Recipients exhibit exemplary leadership, effective guidance of change, achievement of sustainable results, or...

Supreme Court Rules Appendices: The Modernization Rules and the County Court Expedited Civil Actions Rules, resulted in a number of additions, removals, revisions, and numbering changes to the appendices in Supreme Court Rules. The effective date is January 1, 2022. The new rules on formatting apply...

Leap Into Learning Preschool is back to making their annual visits to the courtroom in Loup City to listen to Clerk Magistrate Janelle Mostek talk about the Judicial Branch. Visits were suspended last year due to COVID, but the three, four and 5-year-olds have returned. Mostek, who has been speaking...

Judicial Branch Education is bringing the third core of Advanced Coaching for Excellence (AC4E) Training--the HOPE curriculum focusing on engagement to the Administrative Office and to probation offices across the state. The first module of HOPE training focuses on the concepts of the “H”...

The Douglas County Young Adult Court held a celebration at the Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha on January 19, 2022. For the graduates, Kyler Leahy and Jessica Devine, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive mental health treatment, intensive community...

Awarded to: Erin Curran, Probation Treatment Officer, District 2 - Sarpy County The Ladonna Snell Memorial Award recognizes the exemplary performance of a probation officer. The award is presented to officers with a record of exceptional efficiency, superior performance, and dedication beyond...

The Southeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court celebrated its first graduation at the Nemaha County Courthouse in Auburn on January 12, 2022. Six (6) graduates achieved recognition and praise for completing the program. Judge Julie Smith presided over the ceremony. Judge Smith addresses the graduates...

Join Your Nebraska Judicial Branch for an audio recording of Chief Justice Heavican's State of the Judiciary address. Delivered on 1/21/22, the address was given at the invitation of the Speaker of the Legislature, Senator Mike Hilgers. The Chief Justice uses his time with the legislature to...