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    Clerks of the District Courts Winter Conference – December 2019

    Clerks of the District Courts Winter Conference – December 2019

    December 16, 2019
    The Clerks of the District Courts gathered for their annual winter conference December 10-12, 2019, at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. This year, the conference kicked off a day early with passport training on Tuesday afternoon. The second day’s agenda included five speakers. Janet Wiechelman, Clerk of the Cedar County District Court opened the day by providing legislative updates to her fellow clerks. IT Application Analyst, Sue Nieto, presented on LB 505 and LB 532 changes, which...Read more

    Damon Bennett of GI Northwest Wins Student News Reporter Contest at State Mock Trial Championship

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    Damon Bennett of GI Northwest Wins Student News Reporter Contest at State Mock Trial Championship

    December 16, 2019
    Damon Bennett, a junior at Grand Island Northwest High School, is the winner of the second annual Student News Reporter Contest at the Judge Lyle Strom High School Mock Trial State Championship. The Mock Trial State Championship, coordinated by the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, took place Dec. 9-10 in Lincoln. The contest, in its second year, is an educational component of Nebraska’s High School Mock Trial Program. The contest was developed by the Nebraska State Bar Foundation’s Bench Media...Read more

    Nebraska Problem-Solving Court Teams Complete National Trainings

    Nebraska Problem-Solving Court Teams Complete National Trainings

    December 16, 2019
    Multiple Nebraska Problem-Solving Court teams successfully completed training between May and September 2019. Educational sessions were conducted by the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) and Justice for Vets, including Veterans Treatment Court Planning Initiative (VTCPI) training, Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative (ADCPI) training, Operational Tune-Ups, and a Mentor Boot Camp. Through six separate training events, 137 team members and 20 judges completed 13 full days of training without...Read more

    Duchesne Academy, Coached by Judge Stefanie Martinez, Wins 2019 Judge Lyle Strom High School Mock Trial Nebraska Competition

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    Duchesne Academy, Coached by Judge Stefanie Martinez, Wins 2019 Judge Lyle Strom High School Mock Trial Nebraska Competition

    December 16, 2019
    Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Omaha placed first in the 2019 Judge Lyle Strom High School Mock Trial State Championship. The competition took place Monday and Tuesday at the Lancaster County Justice and Law Enforcement Center in Lincoln. Duchesne will represent Nebraska May 6-9 at the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Evansville, Indiana. Members of the winning team are Juliana Angel, Sophie Geis, Raleigh Kreis, Sofia Martinez-Thibodeau, Joslyn Panzer, Dorothy Roland and...Read more

    Commencement Ceremony for Douglas County District Court Adult Drug Court held on December 11, 2019

    Commencement Ceremony for Douglas County District Court Adult Drug Court held on December 11, 2019

    December 13, 2019
    The Douglas County District Court Adult Drug Court held its 107th graduation ceremony and celebration on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. in the Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska. There were 5 graduates receiving their dismissal/sealments. The average duration of this class’ stay was 28 months. Eight cases were dismissed. Presiding over the ceremony on December 11 th was Douglas County District Court Judge, Gary Randall. For the 5 Drug Court graduates, the...Read more

    Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court Mentor Receives Award

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    Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court Mentor Receives Award

    November 25, 2019
    Ed Malk, the Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court Lead Mentor received an award from The Berry Law Firm. Wednesday, November 20 at the Lancaster County District Court the Berry Law Firm presented Mr. Malk with a $500 check for his volunteer work with the court. Ed is the lead mentor of a team consisting of 10 volunteer veteran mentors. Andrew Strotman, Berry Law’s General Counsel and a USMC Veteran presented the award. Berry Law firm accepted nominations for a 2019 ‘Reward a Veteran’ award...Read more

    Nontraditional Students Attend Arguments in South Sioux

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    Nontraditional Students Attend Arguments in South Sioux

    November 21, 2019
    Unique to the Supreme Court traveling argument session South Sioux City were a group of students who were notably nontraditional in nature: a group of adult learners working on their interpretation skills. The Court session, held November 1, 2019, is part of the Supreme Court Justice’s outreach and education programming, which generally attracts high school students, community dignitaries, and some members of the general public. The students who attended the South Sioux arguments are...Read more

    Tribal Consortium Travels State on Public Engagement Tour

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    Tribal Consortium Travels State on Public Engagement Tour

    November 21, 2019
    The Nebraska Consortium of Tribal, State, and Federal Courts , co-chaired by Judge Patrick Runge (Winnebago and Ponca Tribe Chief Judge) and Judge Andrea Miller (District 12) traveled to four locations around the state to engage in initial conversations with Nebraska’s Native American communities. Various Consortium members as well as Chief Justice Michael Heavican joined facilitators Ret. Judge Bill Thorne and Jenny Walter for sessions in Omaha, Niobrara, Macy and Winnebago in early November...Read more

    Central Nebraska Drug Court Celebrates 33rd Graduation

    Central Nebraska Drug Court Celebrates 33rd Graduation

    November 13, 2019
    The Central Nebraska Drug Court held its 33rd graduation ceremony on November 5, 2019, in Holdrege, Nebraska. Twenty-one participants were recognized for successfully completing the program. State Senator John Lowe attended the ceremony and addressed the drug court participants. Nebraska Adult Drug Courts utilize a specialized team process that functions within the existing court structure. Adult Drug and DUI Courts are designed to achieve a reduction in recidivism and substance use among high-...Read more

    Daily Record Features Vets Court on Veterans Day

    Daily Record Features Vets Court on Veterans Day

    November 13, 2019
    The Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court is featured in the Veteran’s Day issue of the Omaha Daily Record after reaching its third anniversary the previous Sunday. According to the article, there are the 15 graduates so far, plus 35 former service members currently participating. The veterans being helped by the court have all plead guilty to committing felonies, often spending time in jail or living on the streets, before taking responsibility and seeking help. Read the full story: Veterans...Read more

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