The Nebraska Supreme Court approved and adopted changes to the county court waiver/fine schedule on December 9, 2020. Click to view: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/ch6art14app6.pdf The only changes made to the waiver schedule were statutes referenced under the Department of Agriculture section. Statutes in this section were changed under LB344, which went into effect in November, 2020. Clerk Magistrates are asked to inform law enforcement agencies of the schedule changes.Read more

Judge Ben Novicoff, Lincoln, former judge of the Workers' Compensation Court, died December 1, 2020, at the age of 99. Appointed as Judge of Nebraska Workmens' Compensation Court on February 1, 1955, by Governor Victor Anderson to fill an unexpired term and reappointed to full terms in 1958 by Governor Anderson and in 1964 by Governor Frank Morrison. Omaha World Herald: Judge Ben Novicoff ObituaryRead more

The 2021 session of the Nebraska Legislature is scheduled to begin Wednesday, January 6, and adjourn in early June. The full schedule is tentative pending election of a new Speaker. The schedule can be viewed: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/session/2021tentativecalendar.pdf The budget for the 2021-2023 biennium will be the major issue of legislative discussion. Another pressing matter will be the necessity of redistricting (including Supreme Court districts) as a result of the 2020 census...Read more

The Office of Public Guardian is pleased to announce Associate Public Guardian, Lisa Ludden, has been selected to serve as a member on the Board of Trustees for the Center for Guardianship Certification. She will begin her service in January 2021. Earlier this year, Lisa successfully earned her National Certified Guardian certification, from the Center for Guardianship Certification. She has served as an Associate Public Guardian in the Norfolk, OPG Northeast Service Area since April of 2017...Read more