The first snow storm of the season did not deter 22 aspiring court interpreters from actively participating in Interpreter Orientation, October 13-14, at Creighton University Law School in Omaha. These intrepid future court interpreters represent 10 different communities in the state and...
The Office of Public Guardian has initiated a ‘waiting list’ process. Nominations to the Office of Public Guardian and requests to be placed on the waiting list will first be screened by a Court Visitor or will go through the normal Guardian ad Litem reporting process. Placement on the waiting list...
On September 28, 2018, the Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court collaborated with the Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA) to provide a unique event for Veterans Court participants. The event provided hands-on equine training to veterans and team members while learning about the...
The Nebraska Judicial Branch is committed to providing all people with equal access to the courts and probation. To this end two new forms have been added to the NE Supreme Court website to assist the public. If a member of the public has a disability and anticipates needing an accommodation the ADA...
Seventy Nebraska State Probation officers were officially sworn in on October 10, 2018 in the Capitol Rotunda by Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Heavican. Ellen Fabian Brokofsky, Probation Administrator, addressed the new officers, their families and fellow Probation employees noting that...
Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, Mike Heavican, presented 12 Employee Recognition Awards to individuals and team members on September 27, 2018, during the Nebraska Judicial Branch tenth annual recognition event. The Employee Recognition Committee selected nine individuals and three teams...
The Nebraska State Bar Commission has received the Supreme Court’s approval of its recommendation for admission to the practice of law in the State of Nebraska for those having fulfilled all of the requirements under Rule § 3-117 for admission by examination. Ensuing the Court’s approval, a swearing...
The Nebraska Administrative Office of Probation commissioned the Law/Psychology Program at the University of Nebraska/Lincoln to conduct a process and outcome evaluation of the Specialized Substance Abuse Supervision (SSAS) Program. SSAS is a Nebraska Probation service initiated in order to decrease...
Statewide Language Access Coordinator Jennifer Verhein and State Court Interpreter Coordinator Irma Watt celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on September 21 at Northeast Community College in Norfolk. Representing the Supreme Court’s Language Access Program, Verhein and Watt introduced more than 50...
With the release of the newly-updated strategic agenda, the Nebraska Judicial Branch announces the continuation of its six overarching goals for the years 2019 through 2021. Goals are: Goal 1: Providing Access to Swift, Fair Justice Goal 2: Protecting Children and Vulnerable Adults Goal 3...