Packing overnight bags and preparing cases to be heard in front of hundreds of college and high school students has become an annual ritual for Court of Appeals judges each September. But not in 2020. During the pandemic, the Court’s annual celebration of Constitution Day may have been upended, but...
Educational Materials Designed for Nebraska’s K-12 Students Online educational activities for students in kindergarten through high school are being offered by the Nebraska State Bar Foundation just in time for Constitution Day, an annual recognition of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept...
Chief Probation Officer Jodi York announced her retirement effective October 2, 2020, after over 25 years of service to the Judicial Branch. In a letter announcing her departure, York noted, “I literally grew up in this system and, for 25 years, I have enjoyed my career. We have changed so much over...
The National Association of Probation Executives (NAPE) has honored Nebraska State Probation Administrator, Deborah A. Minardi, with their 2020 leadership award. The award, presented on August 25, 2020, is based on demonstrated leadership qualities of those who participate in the National...
The need for court interpreters continues to increase across the state of Nebraska, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited English proficient court and probation users rely upon Nebraska’s qualified court interpreters to tell their own stories in their own words. The Language Access Team...
A new episode of Your Nebraska Judicial Branch has been released featuring Kelly Riley, Director of the Office of Dispute Resolution. Listen in as she describes the mediation process, and why it is such a powerful tool for parties engaging with the judicial system. In addition, Riley discusses the...
Associate Public Guardian, Kimmie Fox, set the standard for care of wards with COVID-19 in the very early days of Nebraska’s epidemic. The first Nebraska OPG ward to be diagnosed with the virus was one of Kimmie’s clients. She oversaw complicated medical care, including the transfer of her ward to...
The article linked below was written by State Problem-Solving Court Director Adam Jorgensen and is reprinted with permission of the Nebraska State Bar Association, The Nebraska Lawyer (July/August 2020). Read full article from The Nebraska Lawyer: Family Treatment Courts in Nebraska
New Law Clerk Orientation, held August 3, 2020, was attended by ten newly-hired clerks in the Court of Appeals courtroom. Attendance was in-person, so each lawyer came masked and ready to learn about his or her new position. Morning presentations began with Greg Sunderman from Judicial Branch...
Judges gathered online this year to attend the District Judges Summer Conference (June 3-5), the County Court Judges Summer Conference (June 24-26), and the Appellate Education Day (July 24). Video conferencing technologies allowed guest speakers to display slideshows and share files while attendees...