In celebration of Older Americans Month in May, Nebraska’s Office of Public Guardian (OPG) shared a compilation of real-life stories with the Nebraska Legislature. Each week state senators were presented with a new story of an individual served by the office. The OPG provides guardianship for adults...
The Nebraska Supreme Court dedicated their 2019 Law Day arguments at Scottsbluff High School to late Justice John F. Wright. Wright died March 18, 2018, at the age of 72 before being able to return to his hometown for a high school argument session. According to local attorneys, Wright, who had...
Corey Steel, State Court Administrator for the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation, announces the appointment of Ms. Amy Prenda as Nebraska’s new Deputy State Court Administrator for Court Services. Prenda will promote statewide administrative practices and procedures, oversee the...
Supreme Court and members of the Scottsbluff probation office gather in Scottsbluff to congratulate Stephanie Skinner, Lori Guerrero, and Sandra Raney on the establishment of the Second Chance Coalition of Western Nebraska. The Coalition is designed to assist individuals who have completed their...
The Douglas County Adult Drug Court held its 104th graduation ceremony and celebration on March 27, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. in the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center. For Drug Court graduates, this marks the official completion of an intense supervision process. Graduates have successfully completed...
On April 4, 2019, Michael Mostek was recognized for completing post-release supervision as a participant in the Hall County Reentry Court. Hall County Reentry Court Judge Paul Korslund (behind the bench) and retired District Court Judge Teresa K. Luther led the celebration. Mr. Mostek was Hall...
“Speaking of Nebraska” interview with the Chief Justice and Dennis Kellogg aired April 18, 2019. View the entire program: http://netnebraska.org/basic-page/news/speaking-nebraska
Niki Svik, Judicial Branch Education Trainer from Lincoln, and Kevin Patras, Community Based Intervention Officer in Norfolk, will join hundreds of members of law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim advocates from across the nation who work with female victims of crime and have been awarded...
By Scott Stewart The Daily Record Hands shot up into the air at the Boys Town Music Hall last Thursday afternoon as justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court fielded a variety of questions from students wondering how much money they made, how they remain unbiased and what it took to land a spot on the...
Robert Denton has been selected as the Deputy Probation Administrator for Community-Based Programs and Field Services Division effective March 1, 2019. He joined Probation in 1989 as a probation officer in Omaha. He later served as Chief Deputy and Chief Probation Officer in District 6 (Fremont)...