Michele Lueders, Juvenile Intake and Detention Alternatives Specialist; Julie Smith, Out of Home Program Specialist; and Jen Manning, Program Officer from the Juvenile Services Division have worked diligently with probation districts, facilities, and community based services throughout the pandemic...

The Nebraska Supreme Court has approved amendments to the Expanded News Media Coverage in Nebraska Trial Courts rules as of March 10, 2021. The revisions come four years after the effective date of the original camera rules. Revisions include: Defining “Conference” as any communication between...

Since 1973 the Nebraska Supreme Court has recognized language access as necessary to providing justice, ensuring people who cannot speak English or are deaf or hearing-disabled have equal access to participate in cases in Nebraska State Courts. Language access provided by Nebraska Court Interpreters...

Colfax County Court changed during the pandemic, with the implementation of more video. Those changes may stay post-COVID, Colfax County Court Clerk Magistrate Ellen Faltys said. Sheriff Shawn Messerlie said, “A lot of our meetings, we don’t have to drive places. Even in the courtroom now, we don’t...

Jeffrey A. Gaertig was appointed as a judge of the County Court for the 1st Judicial District on March 16, 2021, to replace Judge Steven B. Timm. Full Media Release: Gov. Ricketts Appoints Jeffrey Gaertig as County Court Judge in the First Judicial District Read More News Channel Nebraska: Beatrice...

The Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court in Omaha honored graduates Rick Lesley, Cole Poulson, Todd Anderson, and Darin Hein on March 4, 2021, while family, friends, local community members, local veterans, and other participants observed via Zoom. The ceremony marks the completion of an...

Undeterred by COVID, Judge Wester and a team of dedicated judicial assistants organized their annual traditional courthouse charitable event with an outdoor twist. Rather than bowling, the judge and staff organized a socially-distanced putt-putt golf contest with barbeque for all county and court...

Judge Francie Riedmann organized and moderated a panel of law clerks to discuss career possibilities with Creighton law students over the noon hour on March 16, 2021. Katie Wayne, career law clerk for Judge Riedmann; Kristyn Wong, term law clerk for Justice Funke; Julie Ryan, former law clerk for...

Chief Justice Mike Heavican sat alone at the front of the University of Nebraska College of Law’s Hamann Auditorium with Associate Justices projected on a screen behind his chair. Fellow justices were participating in arguments from home or offices, and attorneys argued remotely. As is traditional...

As a 20-year veteran of Probation District 4A in Omaha, Senior Probation Officer Michelle Partusch has long been a much-appreciated member of the office. She continually shows great concern for her clients and pride in her work. Her attention to others is exemplified in her caretaking of a probation...