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...

Judge Julie D. Smith of the 1st Judicial District has dedicated herself to enacting COVID safety measures with attorneys, law enforcement, and others to frequent her courtroom, while sharing the space with the County Court. She also shouldered the coordination of off-site jury selection and took it...

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Recognizing that 2020 was a challenging and anxiety-producing year for anyone requiring health care, the administrative office human resource team of Eileen Janssen and LeAnn Johns worked together to ensure all Judicial Branch employees and judges completed their benefit elections by the May 19...

County Court and District Court: CC 7:7.2;DC 5:6;DC 5:7, DC 5:8 Order Approving Early Discharge from Probation and Post Release Supervision . Added a line for "whose last know address is: ___" at the request of probation. The defendant's address may have changed during the course of the probation...

New District Court Judge, Todd O. Engleman, took his oath of office May 7, 2021, at the Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha. Fellow District Court Judge Leigh Ann Retelsdorf administered his oath of office. Engleman took the bench immediately following his oath and ceremony. Read announcement in the...

Fifth Judicial Problem-Solving Court Participants Justin Johnson and Jason Dean were highlighted in an article in the Wahoo Newspaper as part of a "Drug Court Month” celebration. Drug Court was started in Saunders County a little over a year ago and led by Judge Christina Marroquin. Pictured are...

Luisa is always a bright spot to the day when walking into the probation office and seeing her smiling face. Officers and all staff appreciate Luisa because she's extremely efficient in all that she does and always pleasant with staff and probationers, no matter how difficult the circumstances...