LINCOLN – Matthew C. Boyle, Grady C. Erickson, Martin R. Klein, all of Grand Island; John D. Icenogle, Stacy R. Nonhof, both of Kearney; and Bryan S. McQuay, Alma, have submitted applications for appointment as County Court Judge in the 9th Judicial District consisting of Hall and Buffalo counties. The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska. The vacancy was created by amendments to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-503 (Laws 2023, LB 799) establishing a fifth...Read more

Nemaha County Clerk Magistrate Nancy Hall submitted her notice of retirement effective June 30, 2023, after just over 35 years of service to the Judicial Branch. “Nancy has been with the Nemaha County Court for 35 years, and the clerk magistrate for almost 20,” commented Nebraska Trial Court Services Director Sheryl Connolly. “She has survived tremendous changes in technology, administration, and staff. Through it all, she has maintained her professionalism, composure, and her sense of humor...Read more

PUBLIC HEARING : The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing on Friday, June 16, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. central daylight savings time, in Room 1507 of the State Capitol Building in Lincoln, Nebraska, to consider : Whether a judicial vacancy exists in the office of the District Court, 4th Judicial District, due to the retirement of Judge J. Michael Coffey, effective June 1, 2023, and Whether a judicial vacancy exists in the office of the County Court, 6th Judicial District, due to...Read more

Judge of the County Court, 6th Judicial District, Douglas L. Luebe, is resigning on June 2, 2023. Luebe served the citizens of Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, and Washington Counties (6th Judicial District) from 2003 to his 2023 resignation. The first step in deciding whether Luebe’s judicial position will need to be filled is for the Judicial Resources Commission to call a meeting to determine whether, based on judicial workload statistics, his resignation creates a judicial...Read more