A. Outside Judge. A District Judge from outside this District shall not be called to hear a case without the approval of the presiding judge, and all requests for assistance from outside the District shall be channeled through the presiding judge.

   B. Senior Practice. A law student who is certified as eligible for senior practice in accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court of Nebraska may appear and participate in proceedings in District Court only in the actual presence of the supervising attorney, who shall in each proceeding introduce the student to the judge and request affirmative consent to the student’s participation.

   C. Official Newspaper. The Daily Record is the official court newspaper for the purpose of publishing court calls, default dismissals, cases reinstated for trial, and such matters including notices to attorneys, notices regarding jury panels, and all other matters left to the discretion of the court.

   D. Witness Fees. When a person is subpoenaed or appears voluntarily as a witness in any case, it shall be the duty of the party at whose instance the witness appeared to see that the attendance of such witness is properly registered with the Clerk of the District Court. In the absence of such being done, it shall not be incumbent upon the Clerk of the District Court to tax fees for such witnesses as costs in the case on trial; provided, however, that upon motion for retaxing costs the court may order such fees taxed as costs.

Adopted effective December 29, 1995; Rule 17 renumbered to Rule 18 and amendments to (C) approved January 22, 2015; amended September 21, 2022.