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    Bethany Godemann Chosen to Lead County Court in Falls City

    Bethany Godemann Chosen to Lead County Court in Falls City

    August 9, 2023
    Bethany Godemann, Assistant Clerk, has been selected to serve as Richardson County Court Clerk Magistrate in Falls City. Godemann began work in her new position on August 1, 2023. “Bethany has worked with the Richardson County Court since 2016, and has embraced the responsibilities assigned to her,” according to Trial Court Services Director Sheryl Connolly. “Her knowledge of JUSTICE, DOCKET and the various case types handled in county court will be a huge benefit to the court through this...Read more

    Samantha Johnson Chosen to Lead County Court in Fremont

    Samantha Johnson Chosen to Lead County Court in Fremont

    August 8, 2023
    Samantha J. Johnson, Acting Clerk Magistrate, has been selected to serve as Dodge County Court Clerk Magistrate in Fremont. Johnson began work in her permanent position on August 1, 2023. “Samantha has been acting clerk magistrate during the transition and has demonstrated her dedication to the court and loyalty to court staff through her hard work and exploration of changes needed to meet the needs of the new judges and growing caseload,” according to Trial Court Services Director Sheryl...Read more

    Nebraska Court Improvement Project host multi-city Project Embrace seminars

    Nebraska Court Improvement Project host multi-city Project Embrace seminars

    July 24, 2023
    The Nebraska Court Improvement Project will be hosting a lecture series in North Platte, August 1, 2023, Hastings, August 2, 2023, South Sioux City, August 8, 2023, and Lincoln, August 9, 2023. The Project Embrace lecture series facilitated by the Court Improvement Project aims to provide education to a variety of stakeholders in the child welfare system, including but not limited to judges, case workers, service providers, attorneys, CASA volunteers, and foster parents. This education will be...Read more

    Seven Submit their Names for County Court Judge in the Sixth Judicial District

    Seven Submit their Names for County Court Judge in the Sixth Judicial District

    July 19, 2023
    LINCOLN – Sara E. Bauer, Fremont; Luke P. Henderson, Norfolk; Keelan P. Holloway, Randolph; Louvontree Hunter, South Sioux City; Nicholas S. Matney, Hartington; Patrick R. Runge, Omaha; and Melinda B. Wicks, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the 6th Judicial District consisting of Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, and Washington counties. The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Hartington, Cedar County, Nebraska...Read more

    Chief Justice Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Language Access in Nebraska’s Courts

    Chief Justice Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Language Access in Nebraska’s Courts

    July 19, 2023
    Nebraska Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican will hold a proclamation signing ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of language access in Nebraska’s Courts on Monday, August 14, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. at the District Court of the Colfax County Courthouse in Schuyler, NE. Schuyler is identified as one of the cities in Nebraska with the greatest language diversity per capita and one of the top 10 cities in racial diversity. Nebraska's initial court interpreter bill (LB 116, passed in 1973)...Read more

    Clerk Magistrate Angela Lewandowski of the Hamilton County Court to Retire July 2023

    Clerk Magistrate Angela Lewandowski of the Hamilton County Court to Retire July 2023

    July 10, 2023
    Clerk Magistrate Angela Lewandowski of the Hamilton County Court to Retire July 2023 Hamilton County Clerk Magistrate Angie Lewandowski recently submitted her notice of retirement effective July 31, 2023, after just over 22 years of service to the Judicial Branch. Lewandowski has been active in the County Court Education Committee and has served as an Information Specialist, providing state-wide support to the public by phone or chat. “Angie’s work ethic, wealth of knowledge, and persistent...Read more

    Seven Submit their Names for District Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District

    Seven Submit their Names for District Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District

    July 6, 2023
    LINCOLN – Grant A. Forsberg, Joseph J. Kehm, Ryan M. Lindberg, Patrick R. Turner, Derek R. Vaughn, David M. Wear, all of Omaha; and Philip K. Kleine, Elkhorn, have submitted applications for appointment as District Court Judge in the 4th Judicial District consisting of Douglas County. The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. The vacancy is due to the retirement of Judge J. Michael Coffey. The public hearing of the Judicial Nominating Commission...Read more

    Cassondra Buethe Chosen to Lead County Court in Nemaha

    Cassondra Buethe Chosen to Lead County Court in Nemaha

    June 27, 2023
    Cassondra (Cassie) Buethe, Clerk Magistrate in Richardson County Court, has been selected to serve as Nemaha County Court Clerk Magistrate in Auburn. Buethe will begin in Nemaha County on July 1, 2023, and will continue as acting clerk magistrate in Richardson County until that position is filled. “Cassie is a dedicated clerk magistrate whose passion for service combines experience with vision. In addition to her work as clerk magistrate, Cassie is a co-presenter for the County Court Leadership...Read more

    Nebraska Judicial Branch to Announce Probation Supervision Week

    Proclamation Ceremony

    Nebraska Judicial Branch to Announce Probation Supervision Week

    June 26, 2023
    The Supreme Court will hold a proclamation ceremony announcing Nebraska Probation Supervision Week on behalf of the State Judicial Branch on Monday, July 17, at 2 pm. The ceremony will be streamed live from the courtroom in the State Capitol. Recognizing that July 16-22, 2023, is nationally identified as Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week, Justice Jeffrey Funke will host the Court’s ceremony announcing the recognition of Nebraska’s probation system, urging all citizens –...Read more

    North Central Problem-Solving Court Problem-Solving Court Graduation and Celebration

    North Central Problem-Solving Court Problem-Solving Court Graduation and Celebration

    June 22, 2023
    MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: The North Central Problem-Solving Court team would like to announce a graduation. WHO: Judge Kale Burdick, Presiding WHEN: Monday, June 26, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. WHERE: Holt County Courtroom Holt County Courthouse 204 North 4 th St., O’Neill, NE 68763 WHY: For problem-solving court graduates, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive behavioral health treatment, intensive community supervision, and full accountability. Problem-solving courts...Read more

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