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MEDIA ADVISORY The Nebraska Consortium of Tribal, State, and Federal Courts has invited Native American communities to share their thoughts and concerns about the court system in Nebraska at two public engagement sessions (dates and times below). WHO: The Nebraska Consortium of Tribal, State, and...
A special session of the Supreme Court will be held honoring former Chief Justice C. Thomas White Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Nebraska Supreme Court Chamber of the State Capitol. Justice White died on December 11, 2020, at the age of 92. In 1965, C. Thomas White was appointed to...
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court Judge in the 5 th Judicial District (consisting of Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward, and York Counties) will hold a public...
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman, the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court Judge in the 2nd Judicial District (consisting of Cass, Otoe, and Sarpy Counties) will hold a public hearing in the Sarpy County Boardroom, 1210 Golden Gate Drive (2nd floor, east...
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice John R. Freudenberg, the Judicial Nominating Commission for Separate Juvenile Court Judge in Sarpy County will hold a public hearing in the Sarpy County Court, Courtroom #4, 1210 Golden Gate Drive, Papillion, Nebraska, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday...
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Stephanie F. Stacy, the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Judge in the 1 st Judicial District (consisting of Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline and Thayer Counties) will hold a public hearing in District Court Courtroom...
June 27, 2022, Application Deadline Set for District Court Judge Vacancy, Eleventh Judicial District
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey J. Funke, the Judicial Nominating Commission for District Judge in the 11 th Judicial District (consisting of Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow...
Nebraska District Court Judge Mark D. Kozisek of Ainsworth, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on May 25, 2022. Kozisek heard arguments in the case of Great Plains Livestock Consulting, Inc. v. Midwest Insurance Exchange, Inc. (S-21-0722). When two (2) lawsuits were filed...
Nebraska District Court Judge James C. Stecker of Seward, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on May 24, 2022. Stecker heard arguments in the case of In re Trust of Matthews (S-21-0507). In this case, a bequest was made through a revocable trust in three equal shares to the...
The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing on Friday, June 3, 2022, beginning at 10 a.m. central standard time, in Room 1510 of the State Capitol Building in Lincoln, Nebraska, to consider the following agenda items: 1. Whether a judicial vacancy exists in the County Court of the 2...