Self-Represented Litigation Committee
Origin/Authorization: Nebraska Supreme Court consultation minutes created the committee February 26, 2003, the committee’s name was changed per consultation minutes January 22, 2015. Nebraska Supreme Court consultation minutes made the committee a standing committee of the Access to Justice Commission, March 20, 2017.
Mission Statement: To engage in continuing analysis and study of the challenges which self-represented litigation poses for court staff, the judiciary, and the practicing bar; to continue assessment of the challenges to the right of self-representation which the judicial system currently presents; to propose solutions or improvements in response to such challenges to the Nebraska Supreme Court; and to implement the recommendations of the Self-Represented Litigation Committee which the Nebraska Supreme Court approves.
Self-Represented Litigation Committee Programs & Services Page
| Member | Title/Organization | Appointment Date |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Frankie | Court of Appeals | 3/14/12 |
Judge Rachel Chair Appointed Chair 11-20-24 | District Court, 5th Judicial District | 2/28/18 |
| Judge Horacio Wheelock | District Court, 4th Judicial District | 2/28/18 |
| Judge Michael Piccolo | District Court, 11th Judicial District | 1/22/15 |
| Judge Leo Dobrovolny | District Court, 12th Judicial District | 10/16/13 |
Judge Stephanie Shearer Appointed Vice Chair 11-20-24 | County Courty, 4th Judicial District | |
| Judge Timothy Hoeft | County Court, 10th Judicial District | 11/18/15 |
| Judge Richard Smith | County Court, 1st Judicial District | 1/1/23 |
| Judge Julie Martin | Workers' Compensation Court | 2/06/19 |
| Sara Fowler | Clerk Magistrate, Hall County | 1/1/23 |
| Vickie Prince | Clerk of the District Court, Pierce County | 2/28/18 |
| Valorie Bendixen | Trial Court Services Directior for District Courts | 11/10/21 |
| Vacant | Trial Court Services Director for County Courts | |
| Liz Neeley | Executive Director, Nebraska State Bar Association | 10/16/13 |
| Dave Sommers | Executive Director, Omaha Bar Association | 2/06/19 |
| Prof. Kevin Ruser | Director of Clinical Programs, University of Nebraska School of Law | 2/26/03 |
| Diane Uchimiya | Director of Creighton School of Law Abrahams Legal Clinic | 1/1/23 |
| Melanie Kirk | Legal Director of Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence | 11/20/24 |
| Shannon Seim | Director of Volunteer Lawyers Project, Nebraska State Bar Association | 1/1/23 |
| Amy Swoboda | Attorney, Legal Aid of Nebraska | 11/20/24 |
| Ann Borer | Director of the Douglas County Law Library | 10/16/13 |
| Maureen Eck | State Library, Deputy Librarian | 2/28/18 |
| Kelly Riley | Office of Dispute Resolution | 12/11/19 |
| Katelyn Cherney | Attorney | 11/20/24 |
| Vacant | Attorney | |
| Corey Steel | State Court Administrator, Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation | 1/22/15 |
| Sherri Dennis | IT Applications Analyst, Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation | 1/1/23 |
| Joshua R. Shasserre | Clerk, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals | 11/20/24 |
| Leah Cech | Access to Justice Commission | 12/13/23 |
| Kelli Wood | Deputy Administrator, Judicial Branch Education | 1/1/23 |