MEDIA ADVISORY: Dodge County Drug Court Graduation and Celebration WHAT: The Dodge County Drug Court team is pleased to announce that another drug court participant has successfully completed the Adult Drug Court Program. This is a great accomplishment for the graduate, and he has worked very hard...

Merrick County Court Clerk Magistrate Beth Pullen, Central City, submitted her notice of retirement effective December 31, 2020. Pullen has over 40 years of service with the Judicial Branch. Pullen began her career in Merrick County in October of 1978, was promoted to Assistant Clerk in 1986, and...

On December 10, 2020, at 1 p.m., central time, the Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public meeting to take up the following matters: ANNUAL MEETING: The Judicial Resources Commission will hold its annual meeting pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1205 to determine whether (1) a new judgeship...

Judges Stephen R. Illingworth of the 10th Judicial District and Ryan C. Carson of the 9th Judicial District, announce the development of the Central Nebraska Veterans Treatment Court. The new problem-solving court will serve veterans from Adams, Buffalo, and Hall Counties. Illingworth and Carson...

Below is the Administrative Order signed November 6, 2020, by Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Heavican regarding Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease. Orders of the Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court 11.6.20 - Administrative Order Regarding Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease...

Kristina Sehi began her duties as Clerk Magistrate of the Pierce County Court on November 1, 2020. In Madison, Leah Buhrman took the office of Clerk Magistrate on November 4, 2020. Both courts are in the 7th Judicial District, which also includes Antelope, Cuming, Knox, Stanton, & Wayne counties...

Judge of the District Court, 4th Judicial District, James T. Gleason, is retiring January 31, 2021. In his letter to the Governor and the Chief Justice, Gleason wrote, “It has been a signal honor for me to serve the people of the State of Nebraska for the last eighteen years. Retiring will be one of...

Throughout November, Nebraska state trial courts ask court customers and visitors to participate in a survey which is found either online or in the courthouse. The survey, designed by the National Center for State Courts, asks about individual experiences while in courthouses across the state. It is...

State Probation Administrator Deborah Minardi addressed 71 new probation officers, their families, and fellow probation employees via Webex on October 27, 2020, during a virtual swearing-in ceremony. Minardi noted that probation’s work is both complex and dynamic and presents a multitude of...

Nebraska’s trial judges’ associations installed new presidents during their annual meetings in mid-October. Presidential terms began October 16, 2020. The associations and their newly appointed presidents are: Nebraska District Judges Association – Judge John E. Samson, Blair Nebraska County Judges...