Court Reporter Kris Riekenberg has always been generous with her time, but more so during COVID’s challenges over the past year. She has served as court reporter for judges outside of her home court throughout the year - traveling from Beatrice to Lincoln, Omaha, and Plattsmouth to assist. She has...

The Dodge County Adult Drug Court celebrated graduation in Fremont on October 26, 2021. Judge Geoffrey C. Hall presided over the ceremony at the Dodge County Courthouse. For the graduates, Terry Benne and Lindsey Blair, the ceremony marks the completion of comprehensive mental health treatment...

Since 2019, Nebraska Assistant Deputy for Operations Jacey Rader has served as the Interstate Commission for Juveniles (ICJ) Commission Chair. During the Commission’s annual business meeting, held in early October 2021, Rader was presented with the Commission Chair award (pictured above). According...

The volunteer court bailiff program in Hastings is featured in the “Young at Heart” section of the Hastings Tribune. The article features retired financial planner Virgil Klein, who is a 15-year court volunteer. Clerk Magistrate Tom Hawes calls the court’s volunteer bailiffs a “tremendous help” and...

"I strongly believe that we are making a difference at Probation." ~Shannon Ontiveros Find your calling building safer communities with Nebraska Probation. Find openings, and a $1,500 hiring bonus: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/careers Watch now on Facebook or Twitter, and follow the accounts to...

The Nebraska Court Improvement Project (CIP) hosted their annual conference as a hybrid in-person and virtual event in September. CIP held the 2021 Regional Conferences in Ogallala and Omaha, and live-streamed the Omaha event, so that everyone across the state could benefit from the education and...

Madison County Clerk of the District Court Monica Rotherham and Pierce County Clerk of the District Court Vickie Prince ‘came to the rescue’ of their neighboring district court in Wayne County. Recent scheduling conflicts took both the clerk and deputy clerk out of the Wayne office, resulting in...

Rene Aranda highlights the power of probation in changing lives, and explains why Nebraska Probation is the career to work for change. Watch now on Facebook or Twitter, and follow the accounts to stay up to date on career opportunities. Find a listing of all openings (and the $1,500 hiring bonus) on...

September 8 th – 10th, Judicial Branch representatives from the Courts and Probation traveled to Nashville, Tennessee along with twenty-eight other states to participate in Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center’s Transformation of Youth Justice Symposium. This symposium gave juvenile justice...