Specialized Probation Officer Lindsay Meyer and Truancy Probation Officer Tim Linsenmeyer are to be commended for their exemplary work. They functioned as liaisons between both stakeholders and youth families throughout the pandemic. Their professionalism and advocacy for the youth elicit glowing...

In 2015, the Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) along with three approved centers piloted a restorative justice process called Victim Youth Conferencing (VYC). VYC is an adaptation of victim-offender mediation, a restorative process that has been available through the centers for many years. The...

Join State Court Administrator Corey Steel and State Senator Tony Vargas for a conversation reflecting on the successes of the JDAI strategies in Nebraska over the last 10 years, as well as looking to the future. Your Nebraska Judicial Branch is available to listen and subscribe on all podcast app...

Probation Navigators Karen Foster, Neha Saxena, Tammy Kratochvil, and Suzanne Kusy had no qualms about donning full-body PPE to continue meetings with individuals re-entering society from the Nebraska Correctional System. During COVID, the prison system required heavily modified procedures and rapid...

Darla Ideus, Judge of the Lancaster County District Court, hosted a court ceremony to celebrate the establishment of the DUI (Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol) Court in Lincoln, NE. Speakers during the inaugural ceremony included Governor Pete Ricketts, Chief Justice Michael Heavican...

Urging all Nebraskans – particularly those within the legal community – to recognize the significant contributions that the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) has made in Nebraska, Chief Justice Mike Heavican signed a Judicial Branch proclamation honoring its 10th anniversary. The...

Urging all Nebraskans – particularly those within the legal community – to recognize the significant contributions that the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) has made in Nebraska, Chief Justice Mike Heavican signed a Judicial Branch proclamation honoring its 10th anniversary. The...

Records Division Supervisor, Chris Downing, selflessly assumed the roles of three more people during the pandemic. Working on an altered schedule, she juggled the training of incoming staff, while keeping up with an increase of records requests from local, state, and federal government. Incredibly...

Judge Ross Stoffer administered the ceremonial oath of office for Clerk Magistrate Leah Buhrman on June 4, 2021. Judges, colleagues, and attorneys gathered to celebrate Buhrman’s assumption of the position in the 7th Judicial District, Madison County Court. Buhrman began her role as clerk magistrate...

Kristina Sehi assumed the Clerk Magistrate position in November 2020, but her new role was recognized and celebrated June 4, 2021, in a ceremony that had been delayed to comply with county health directives. Judge Ross Stoffer administered the ceremonial oath of office. “Kristina joined the court...