The first live-in person Clerk Magistrate’s Conference, since the pandemic began, was held September 15-17 at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. Clerk Magistrates from across the state gathered to receive 13 hours of professional growth and development. Seven Clerk Magistrates who also serve...

County Court and District Court: The following changes were made: Downloading Adobe Reader and Changing Browser Settings: Revised the instructions for changing the settings in Chrome and added instructions for changing the settings in Edge. County Court: CC 13:1.1, Appearance Bond with Preset...

Dixon County Clerk of the District Court Jackie King-Coughlin retires October 1, 2021, after over 30 years of service with the district court. King-Coughlin began her career in law enforcement as a sheriff’s deputy in Dixon County. She was elected Dixon County Clerk of the District Court on January...

Kimball County District Court staff members have generously shared their time and expertise with county court visitors over the past several months. Clerk of District Court Deb Diemoz and Deputy Clerk Rechelle Brown have skillfully filled in for Clerk Magistrate Michele Woods when Woods cannot be at...

The Butler County Problem-Solving Court in David City celebrated the graduation of Thomas Albers and Janetta Albers on September 14, 2021. Judge Tina Marroquin presided over the ceremony. In attendance were District 5 Probation Staff, Probation Administration Staff, past problem-solving court...

The Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court in Omaha honored 27 graduates on September 2, 2021. Judge Horacio J. Wheelock presided over the ceremony while family, friends, members of the local community, and other participants observed. The ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of...

The newly-released Office of Dispute Resolution Annual Report for FY2021 includes an overview of mediation and restorative justice (RJ), a summary of services provided by approved mediation centers, an inspirational restorative justice story, and case statistics. It outlines challenges and...

The Office of Dispute Resolution released two reports describing the findings of the statewide Victim Youth Conferencing program. The final evaluation report, The Victim Youth Conferencing (VYC) Evaluation: January 2018 June 2021 VYC Enhancement Initiative Fiscal Report, outlines the final findings...

On August 31, 2021, the Colfax-Butler-Saunders Problem-Solving Court celebrated the inaugural graduation with Justin Johnson, Jason Dean, and Daniel Johnson at the Saunders County Courthouse in Wahoo, Nebraska. Judge Tina Marroquin presided over the ceremony. In attendance were Senator Bostelman...

The Lincoln County Adult Drug Court celebrated the graduation of Erica Guerra on September 3, 2021, at the Lincoln County District Court in North Platte. The ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive mental health treatment, intensive community supervision, and full...