Darla Ideus, Judge of the Lancaster County District Court, hosted a court ceremony to celebrate the establishment of the DUI (Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol) Court in Lincoln, NE. Speakers during the inaugural ceremony included Governor Pete Ricketts, Chief Justice Michael Heavican...
Urging all Nebraskans – particularly those within the legal community – to recognize the significant contributions that the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) has made in Nebraska, Chief Justice Mike Heavican signed a Judicial Branch proclamation honoring its 10th anniversary. The...
Urging all Nebraskans – particularly those within the legal community – to recognize the significant contributions that the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) has made in Nebraska, Chief Justice Mike Heavican signed a Judicial Branch proclamation honoring its 10th anniversary. The...
Records Division Supervisor, Chris Downing, selflessly assumed the roles of three more people during the pandemic. Working on an altered schedule, she juggled the training of incoming staff, while keeping up with an increase of records requests from local, state, and federal government. Incredibly...
Judge Ross Stoffer administered the ceremonial oath of office for Clerk Magistrate Leah Buhrman on June 4, 2021. Judges, colleagues, and attorneys gathered to celebrate Buhrman’s assumption of the position in the 7th Judicial District, Madison County Court. Buhrman began her role as clerk magistrate...
Kristina Sehi assumed the Clerk Magistrate position in November 2020, but her new role was recognized and celebrated June 4, 2021, in a ceremony that had been delayed to comply with county health directives. Judge Ross Stoffer administered the ceremonial oath of office. “Kristina joined the court...
Judge Julie D. Smith of the 1st Judicial District has dedicated herself to enacting COVID safety measures with attorneys, law enforcement, and others to frequent her courtroom, while sharing the space with the County Court. She also shouldered the coordination of off-site jury selection and took it...
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Recognizing that 2020 was a challenging and anxiety-producing year for anyone requiring health care, the administrative office human resource team of Eileen Janssen and LeAnn Johns worked together to ensure all Judicial Branch employees and judges completed their benefit elections by the May 19...
County Court and District Court: CC 7:7.2;DC 5:6;DC 5:7, DC 5:8 Order Approving Early Discharge from Probation and Post Release Supervision . Added a line for "whose last know address is: ___" at the request of probation. The defendant's address may have changed during the course of the probation...