The Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court in Lincoln honored graduate Jeff Clay on February 10, 2021, while family, friends, local community members, local veterans, and other participants observed via Zoom and in person. The ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive...

Genuine thanks to the statewide language access team for true courage and outstanding performance in providing interpretation across Nebraska amid the COVID pandemic. The team's unique gifts and steadfast commitment have enabled limited English proficient court users and probation clients to tell...

George A. Thompson, retired District Court Judge serving Judicial District 2 in Papillion, died on January 25, 2021, at the age of 84. Thompson was appointed to the district court bench in 1983 where he served until 2006. He retired after 23 years of service on the bench. Read full obituary on...

The Northeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court celebrated graduation in Madison on February 5, 2021, at the Madison County Courthouse. For the graduate, Joaquin Arias, the ceremony marks the completion of a post-plea intensive supervision treatment program for adult offenders in the 7th judicial District...

Valorie Bendixen has joined the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation (AOCP) as the new Director of District Court Trial Court Services. The position is newly created within the Court Services Division, where Sheryl Connolly continues her work as Trial Court Services Director for County...

The Dodge County Adult Drug Court celebrated graduation in Fremont on February 2, 2021, at the Dodge County Courthouse. For the graduate, Frank King, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive mental health treatment, intensive community supervision, and full...

The staff of the Washington and Burt County Courts has achieved Everyday Hero status through their dedicated support of the Nebraska County Courts. Rachel Olson, Sarah Deemer, and Twila Alexander have been, and remain, ready to provide onsite and remote assistance to neighboring courts in need. They...

Judge Ryan Carson of the 9th Judicial District presented the Court’s plan for a Veterans Treatment Court to serve Hall and Buffalo Counties. According to a February 3, 2021, article in the Grand Island Daily Independent, the Court has reached out to the local jail populations to find out current...

When Judge Wetzel and Courtroom Clerk Karen Borgheiinck found themselves among those needing to self-isolate due to COVID 19, Judge Wetzel continued to hear cases and Karen continued to operate the digital recorder and manage DOCKET – although each worked remotely from their respective homes. Clerk...

Norman Krivosha, former Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, died January 26, 2021, at his home in Naples, Florida. In 1978, Krivosha was appointed Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court where he served until 1987. Krivosha was interviewed by then Creighton Professor Richard Shugrue in...