A late December request for Hall County to approve a study of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative program drew the attention of local media and garnered approval through the Board of Commissioners. County Court Judge Albert Corey, along with Administrative Office of the Courts and...

Jeff Jennings, new Chief Probation Officer for the Second Judicial District, was sworn-in Thursday, December 17, 2020, in the Sarpy County District Courtroom by Judge Nathan Cox. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most attendees participated virtually. Those in the courtroom were Presiding Judge Nathan...

The Juvenile Services Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation is pleased to announce the award of a three-year (October 2020-September 2023) Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Grant funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention (OJJDP). The grant...

While the Nebraska Supreme Court Office of Public Information updates the entire Judicial Branch on news and events, Rehabilitative Services is tasked with communication to our network of over 2,300 Registered Service Providers, who serve as essential partners with the Courts and Probation...

Teamwork quickly became the theme of the Sarpy County Court Judicial Assistants as COVID began to spread. Although Katie Boyd, Stephanie Rosenthal, and Monica Malchow were technologically proficient on their courtroom equipment, outsiders were not necessarily so. They extended their knowledge and...

The Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of Lillian Failor (pictured) in Lincoln on December 1, 2020, via Zoom. For the Veterans Treatment Court graduate, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive mental health treatment, intensive...

The following forms were added or improved in November, 2020: Guardianship/Conservatorship forms Suggestions for revisions from judges, attorneys, court staff and the public resulted in changes to the following forms: Financial Institution Receipt of Orders, CC 16:2.6, and Financial Institution...

This year’s Annual Judicial Branch Employee Recognition Awards, the highest honors given by the Nebraska Supreme Court in recognition of exemplary performance by staff in the Judicial System, were presented virtually on December 15, 2020. Acknowledging the unique challenges of COVID-19 this past...

Former Chief Justice C Thomas White, Omaha, died December 11, 2020, at the age of 92. In 1965, C. Thomas White was appointed to the Nebraska District Court in Columbus, NE. In 1976, he was appointed to the Nebraska Supreme Court and sat as a judge on that court until 1994. At that time, he was...

Judge Ben Novicoff, Lincoln, former judge of the Workers' Compensation Court, died December 1, 2020, at the age of 99. Appointed as Judge of Nebraska Workmens' Compensation Court on February 1, 1955, by Governor Victor Anderson to fill an unexpired term and reappointed to full terms in 1958 by...