Thank you to the Probation District 3A staff. Your steady resolve during unprecedented disruptions helped ensure the highest levels of service and support.

The Office of Public Guardian has been hard at work since March 2020 to develop the online guardianship and conservatorship education course in Spanish. Thanks to the previous establishment of an online course in English, the development timeframe shortened considerably, and efforts have focused...

Bar exams always take lots of hard work, but the September 9th and 10th exam sessions also required ingenuity. In planning for the second bar exam in six weeks and dealing with the need to keep everyone safe, Stephanie Ferris, assistant director of admissions, built barriers to allow security to get...

Community engagement sessions in Scottsbluff and Rushville planned by the Nebraska Consortium of Tribal, State, and Federal Courts have been postponed again due to COVID-19 concerns. Initially scheduled in March of this year, these discussions between the Consortium and Native American communities...

The State JDAI (Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative) Collaborative, co-chaired by State Court Administrator Corey Steel and State Senator Tony Vargas, has released Nebraska’s first statewide Progress Report. The report highlights the significant improvements made within the State’s juvenile...

Deputy Administrator Jeanne Brandner joins Your Nebraska Judicial Branch to discuss the current state of juvenile probation in Nebraska. She highlights some of the amazing work being done throughout the state, as well as the guiding principles of practices officers use daily. Your Nebraska Judicial...

In January 2020, JBE began the first LGBTQ+ training for new probation staff. JBE and the Probation Staff Development Committee recognized the need for training around the basic understanding and specific case management needs of individuals from the LGBTQ+ community after feedback from numerous...

The mental and physical health of courthouse employees and visitors became the focus of the Colfax County Clerk Magistrate Ellen Faltys and her staff when they made a conscious decision to choose hope over fear and to boost morale within the courthouse. Their first project was to install rainbows, a...

Viewership of Nebraska Supreme Court arguments jumped four to five times the usual number for September’s ballot arguments. Whether because of limited seating in the courtroom, or the inconvenience of congregating in the State Capitol, nearly 900 people watched Wednesday’s argument session from...

The children’s story, “I Took My Frog to the Library,” as read by Court of Appeals Judge Francie Riedmann, serves as a backdrop for a discussion of the rights and responsibilities found in the U.S. Constitution. The unique civics education tool is specially designed for younger grade school. In the...