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NOTE: Graduation Date Changed Due to Inclement Weather. Ceremony and celebration on January 29, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. in the Washington County District Courtroom, 1555 Colfax Street, Blair, Nebraska. https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/third-commencement-ceremony-washington-county-adult-drug-court...
LINCOLN – On January 23, 2018, Justice Max J. Kelch resigned his position with the Nebraska Supreme Court effective February 15, 2018. According to Supreme Court Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman, the Judicial Nominating Commission for Supreme Court Judge in the 4th Judicial District (consisting of...
The 5th Judicial District Problem-Solving Court serving Hamilton and Merrick Counties will hold its graduation ceremony and celebration on January 31, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. in the Merrick County District Courtroom, 1510 18th Street, Central City, Nebraska. For Drug Court graduates, the ceremony marks...
Marie Wiechman, State Librarian, will retire January 31, 2018, after over 28 years of service with the State Library. She joined the Judicial Branch on November 1, 1989, following 10 years with the University of Nebraska Law Library as Circulation Supervisor. Before her work at the Law College she...
The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. central time, to determine whether a judicial vacancy exists in the office of the Separate Juvenile Court of Douglas County due to the retirement of Judge Wadie Thomas, Jr. effective January 31...
The Washington County Adult Drug Court will hold its graduation ceremony and celebration on January 22, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. in the Washington County District Courtroom, 1555 Colfax Street, Blair, Nebraska. For Drug Court graduates, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of...
Chief Justice Mike Heavican will give his 11th annual State of the Judiciary address to the Legislature at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 18, 2018, in the Legislative Chamber. NET Television will air the speech on NET2 as part of its regular legislative coverage which can be viewed online at NET's...
The Probation Juvenile Services Division’s Detailed Analysis for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 report has been published to the Judicial Branch Website and is available to the public. The Nebraska Juvenile Probation System strives to provide a balanced approached to justice. While juvenile probation...
Linda Mitchell, Neligh, has been selected to serve as Antelope County Clerk Magistrate. She began her duties on January 2, 2018, replacing retired Clerk Magistrate Barb Finn. Mitchell began working with the county court system on March 1, 1985, as a Court Stenographer. On February 1, 1999, she was...
This year’s Office of Public Guardian Annual report case data reaffirms the previous years’ data regarding the complexity of wards and protected persons served by the office. The timeframe for data is December 2016 to November 2017, unless indicated as aggregate data. As of November 30, 2017 the...