Chris Hepburn, Network Administrator and Security Officer for the Judicial Branch has been awarded the Southeast Community College Distinguished Alumni award for 2020. In a ceremony held in the Court of Appeals courtroom, Theresa Webster, Assistant Campus Director, presented Chris with the annual...

Beginning November 1 and throughout the month, Nebraska state trial courts are asking those who use court services to participate in a survey regarding accessibility and fairness. The survey is available in English and Spanish. Links to the surveys are: English Spanish Nebraska’s trial judges and...

Phyllis J. Obermeyer, Dakota County Clerk of the District Court, died Monday, November 9, 2020. She served as Clerk of the District Court from January 2011 until her death. Prior to her position as Clerk, Obermeyer worked as a records clerk in the Dakota County Court from December 31, 2010, until...

As Presiding Judge for the Separate Juvenile Court in Douglas County during the initial round of Covid-19 last spring, Judge Chad Brown took the lead in coordinating his Court’s response to the pandemic. From actively organizing meetings on the identification of essential hearings to reviewing...

Increasing productivity for the District 5 probation team became the mission of probation office manager, Danielle Graybill, as COVID started to spread. Danielle and members of the management team implemented a phone switchboard system to transfer calls to and from anywhere. She also handled WebEx...

Statewide Language Access Coordinator Jennifer Verhein joins us to explain how individuals receive interpretation services. In addition, she discusses the processes and standards one must undergo to become an interpreter working with the program. Your Nebraska Judicial Branch is available to listen...

Deb Allemann-Dannelly, Wayne; Phyllis Obermeyer, Dakota; Susie Paulsen, Washington; Vickie Prince, Pierce; Michele Quick, Burt; Merna Recker, Cuming (retired); Gina Roth, Thurston; Monica Rotherham, Madison; Laura Wagner, Cuming With pandemic social distancing requirements, jury selection in some...

A swearing-in ceremony for Cassondra Buethe, Clerk Magistrate of the Richardson County Court, was held September 30, 2020, in the county courtroom in Falls City, Nebraska. Judge Curt Mashman hosted the ceremony. “Cassie brings eight years of experience with the county courts to her new position as...

Six women from Nebraska Probation had the pleasure of participating in the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Uniting Women in Criminal Justice Series on October 14, 2020, #CJWOMENUNITE. The virtual event was a team presentation where six panelists from state probation discussed their background...

A swearing-in ceremony for Chelsie Tasso as Clerk Magistrate of Box Butte County Court was held October 21, 2020, in the Box Butte County Courthouse in Alliance, Nebraska. Judge Paul Wess opened and hosted the ceremony. “Chelsie is extremely organized, has great attention for detail, and is a...