#1- Presiding Judge & Liaison: Jeffrey Gaertig #2- Presiding Judge & Liaison: Tricia Freeman (Sarpy); David Partsch (Cass, Otoe) #3- Presiding Judge & Liaison: Rod Reuter #4- Presiding Judge & Liaison: Derek Vaughn #5- Presiding Judge & Liaison: Lynelle Homolka, or will designate a fellow judge on...
On March 15, Chief Justice Heavican proclaimed the week of March 20-24, 2023 as Trial Court Week, urging Nebraskans to celebrate the important role that local courts and their personnel play in providing access to the civil, criminal, and juvenile justice systems. Catch up with the proclamation...
Awarded to: Amoreena Brady, Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation Juvenile Services - Lancaster County Recipients of the innovation award are recognized for their contribution of effectiveness, efficiency, or economy of Nebraska Judicial System operations. Amoreena Brady uses her...
The Nebraska Supreme Court recognizes the third week in March as Trial Court Week, a time set aside for Nebraskans to celebrate the important role that local courts and their personnel play in providing access to the civil, criminal, and juvenile justice systems. Chief Justice Michael Heavican...
Post-release supervision navigators, Neha Saxena, Tammy Kratochvil, Karen Foster, Lorena Gutierrez, and Suzanne Kusy, whose work is guided by § 6-1904, consistently work to bridge the gap of uncertainty for individuals returning to Nebraska communities following periods of incarceration. The...
District Court Judge James Doyle was among three long-time members of the legal profession honored at the Fellows Dinner of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Doyle received the Bar Foundation’s Legal Pioneer Award on March 4, 2023. The award is presented to a lawyer who has made innovative...
Judge Paul Merritt Jr., Lincoln, former district court judge in Lancaster County, died Monday, February 27, 2023, in New York where he relocated following retirement. Merritt also served as judge of the Lancaster County Adult Drug Court beginning in 2005. Merritt took the bench in 1988 and served...
A special session of the Supreme Court will be held honoring former Supreme Court Justice Michael McCormack on Friday, May 19, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in the Nebraska Supreme Court Chamber of the State Capitol. McCormack died on May 9, 2022. In 1997 McCormack was appointed by Governor Ben Nelson to the...
The Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of Tim Reznicek on March 2, 2022, at the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center in Omaha with family, friends, local community members, and local veterans. Veterans Treatment Court Judge Horacio Wheelock presided over the ceremony. Lieutenant...
Awarded to: John Friend, Douglas County District Court The Marjorie Schaffer Memorial Award recognizes commendable performance by a clerk of a district court. Recipients exhibit exemplary leadership, effective guidance of change, achievement of sustainable results, or strength in coaching and...