For the Court Community

Administrative Policies and Rules

• Administrative Policy Statements -- Office of the State Court Administrator
• Filing Fees and Court Costs (effective January 1, 2010)
• Judgment Interest Rate
• State Court Holidays
• Supreme Court Codified Rules
• Trial Court Rules (Local variations to Uniform Rules)
• Waiver/Fine Schedule (effective August 30, 2009)

Awards

• Annual Employee Recognition Program
• Distinguished Judge Awards

Forms

• Full Court Form Listing (including self-help and translated forms)
• Self-Help Forms and Instructions Page

Judges' Bench Book

• Bench Book (password protected; contact Janet Bancroft for password)

Publications and Reports

• Nebraska Courts by the Numbers
• Publication Order Form
• Publications & Reports (full listing of all available)

Records Checks/Criminal Background Check

• Court Case One Time Search
  The Court Case One Time Search is designed for easy access to information about court cases throughout Nebraska for a $15.00 per search fee.  The results of a search can provide information on up to 30 cases in Nebraska (with the exception of Douglas County District Court).
• Form Letter Records Retention
  For individuals applying to Pardons Board or other entity requiring verification of attempted record check.
• Nebraska Court Records Search Policy for Nebraska County Courts
• Nebraska State Patrol Criminal History Reports
  Individuals interested in a criminal background check should be referred to State Patrol for Arrest and Prosecution (RAP) sheet.

Records Retention Disposition Schedules

• County Courts - 18 (updated 08/05/08)
• District Courts - 8 (updated 04/18/08)
• Juvenile Courts - 80 (updated 04/14/08)
• Supreme Court/Appeals Court - 81 (last updated 10/11/2000)
• Probation Administration - 74 (last updated 5/3/1988)
• General Records for Local Agencies
• Main listing of all records retention schedules on Secretary of State’s Web site

Resources from Outside the Nebraska Judicial Branch

Lawyer Organizations - Nebraska

• Nebraska State Bar Association
  The Nebraska State Bar Association web site contains information on the NSBA's membership, leadership, and services.
• Nebraska State Bar Foundation
  State Center for Law-Related Education for the Public.

• Robert M. Spire American Inn of Court
  Omaha, NE

• Robert Van Pelt American Inn of Court
  Lincoln, NE

Lawyer Organizations - National

• The American Bar Association
  The American Bar Association has information on legal assistance, media information, publications and student materials.
• The American Bar Association - Law Day Page
  The Law Day page provides a planning guide for this year's Law Day programs.
• The American Bar Association - Division for Public Education
  Contains educational materials about the law for adults, lawyer outreach, K-12 teachers, journalists, and college instructors.

• American Inns of Court
  American Inns of Court are designed to improve the skills, professionalism, and ethics of the bench and bar. An American Inn of Court is an amalgam of judges, lawyers, and in some cases, law professors and law students. Each Inn meets approximately once a month both to “break bread” and to hold programs and discussions on matters of ethics, skills, and professionalism.

• Street Law
  National organization dedicated to educating the world about law, democracy, and human rights.

Judge Organizations - National

• The American Judicature Society
  National organization with primary areas of focus in judicial independence, ethics in the courts, judicial selection, the jury, court administration, and public understanding of the justice system.
• Judicial Family Institute
• The National Center for State Courts
  Information about the courts nationwide.

• National Conference of State Trial Judges
  An organization, under the auspices of the American Bar Association, by and for the nation's state court general jurisdiction judges. Begun in 1958, the NCSTJ is the oldest organization of general jurisdiction state trial judges in continuous existence in the nation.

• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
  A group of judges dedicated to improving the effectiveness of the nation's juvenile courts. Its mission is to improve courts and systems practice and raise awareness of the core issues that touch the lives of many of our nation's children and families

• State Justice Institute
  Educational scholarships, grant programs for the improvement of justice, resource materials for courts.

Governmental Links - Nebraska and National

• Federal Judiciary
  Contains a newsroom, employment opportunities, frequently asked questions, and the federal judiciary channel.  Links to the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. District Courts.
• Nebraska Unicameral
  Includes Nebraska Constitution, statutes, bills, slip laws, and the legislative journal.