2019-2020 Workgroups During this year’s leadership council meeting, the Chief Justice appointed five work groups to complete projects before May 2020. Each work group is comprised of two new-leader judge co-chairs, one committee chair/liaison, and one administrative staff member for support services...

Corey Steel, State Court Administrator for the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation, announces the appointment of Ms. Amy Prenda as Nebraska’s new Deputy State Court Administrator for Court Services. Prenda will promote statewide administrative practices and procedures, oversee the...

Supreme Court and members of the Scottsbluff probation office gather in Scottsbluff to congratulate Stephanie Skinner, Lori Guerrero, and Sandra Raney on the establishment of the Second Chance Coalition of Western Nebraska. The Coalition is designed to assist individuals who have completed their...

The Douglas County Adult Drug Court held its 104th graduation ceremony and celebration on March 27, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. in the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center. For Drug Court graduates, this marks the official completion of an intense supervision process. Graduates have successfully completed...

On April 4, 2019, Michael Mostek was recognized for completing post-release supervision as a participant in the Hall County Reentry Court. Hall County Reentry Court Judge Paul Korslund (behind the bench) and retired District Court Judge Teresa K. Luther led the celebration. Mr. Mostek was Hall...

“Speaking of Nebraska” interview with the Chief Justice and Dennis Kellogg aired April 18, 2019. View the entire program: http://netnebraska.org/basic-page/news/speaking-nebraska

Niki Svik, Judicial Branch Education Trainer from Lincoln, and Kevin Patras, Community Based Intervention Officer in Norfolk, will join hundreds of members of law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim advocates from across the nation who work with female victims of crime and have been awarded...

By Scott Stewart The Daily Record Hands shot up into the air at the Boys Town Music Hall last Thursday afternoon as justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court fielded a variety of questions from students wondering how much money they made, how they remain unbiased and what it took to land a spot on the...

Robert Denton has been selected as the Deputy Probation Administrator for Community-Based Programs and Field Services Division effective March 1, 2019. He joined Probation in 1989 as a probation officer in Omaha. He later served as Chief Deputy and Chief Probation Officer in District 6 (Fremont)...

Soon-to-graduate law students spoke directly with Lancaster County judges inside their courtrooms thanks to the efforts of Lancaster County District Court Judge Robert Otte and Ms. Molly Brummond, Assistant Dean for External Relations at the UNL College of Law. In late February, five Lancaster...