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...

During a home visit on June 24, 2021, Northeast Nebraska Drug Court officers Brett Walker and Joy Carmichael knocked several times at their participant's door with no answer. Eventually, they heard a slam against the door and incoherent, slurred speech. Concerned about the safety of the person...

Weighted Caseload Reports for Nebraska's District, County and Separate Juvenile courts have been uploaded to the Judicial Branch Website. No quantitative judicial workload assessment method, including the weighted caseload method, can determine the exact number of judges needed within each judicial...

Janelle Cantu, Associate Public Guardian, is a vital part of the Omaha team at the Office of Public Guardian. Cantu is an exceptional guardian who advocates for the best interest of her state wards, working tirelessly during the Covid-19 lockdown to ensure her wards received care and support. She is...

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month — a time to raise awareness on this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental...

The Nebraska Supreme Court approved the addition of the Substance Use Monitor position, a new generation of Drug Technicians charged with greater and intentional integration of drug testing operations into day-to-day case management. One of the first steps toward establishing an effective success...

RayLynn Coble has selflessly assisted the Courts of the Eighth Judicial District since she began working in the Judicial Branch in 2016. In addition to her regular duties in Custer County, Coble regularly volunteers in Sherman County. While suffering from Covid-19 herself during the pandemic, she...

July 2021 Form Additions and Revisions County Court and District Court: The following forms were made global to allow the header to change by case type. CC 3:27, Motion (Generic). CC 3:28, Affidavit (Generic). District Court: The new self-help module for Enforcement of Alimony/Property Settlement...

On July 19, 2021, Angela Holtmeier was formally sworn into her position as a Clerk Magistrate in the First Judicial District. The event took place in the Thayer County Courtroom, presided over by Judge Linda Bauer. State Court Administrator Corey Steel also attended, alongside a courtroom full of...

Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation Operations Division Deputy Administrator Gene Cotter received the American Probation and Parole Associations' Member of the Year Award for 2021. The award, given at the 46th Annual Training Institute in August, acknowledges Cotter's significant...