The Nebraska Supreme Court

Back row (left to right): Justice Michael McCormack, Justice John Gerrard, Justice Kenneth Stephan, Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman; Front row: Justice John Wright, Chief Justice Michael Heavican, Justice William Connolly

Downloadable photos of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice

Chief Heavican's 2008 State of the Judiciary

State of the Judiciary Handout: 2007 Caseload Statistics

THE NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT is the state’s court of last resort. Its decisions are binding on all trial courts, as well as the Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices representing the six Judicial Districts of the State. The Chief Justice represents the State at large and also serves as the executive head of the Nebraska Judicial Branch. The Court, housed on the second floor of the State Capitol, maintains a steady caseload and regular schedule of opinion dissemination. In addition, the Court has responsibility for the licensing and discipline of Nebraska attorneys, chairing judicial nominating commissions for the replacement of judges who have left the system, and supervision of the disciplinary system for judges. Justices are often assigned administrative liaison responsibility with offices such as the Nebraska State Bar Association, Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Office of Dispute Resolution and Nebraska State Library. Justices also chair committees related to the improvement of the legal system including the Court Improvement Project, the Interpreter Advisory Committee, the Minority and Justice Implementation Committee, the Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts, and the Nebraska Supreme Court Implementation Committee on Pro Se Litigation. Oral arguments before the Nebraska Supreme Court are open, and the public is welcome to visit.

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