MEDIA ADVISORY: Douglas County Veteran’s Treatment Court Graduation and Celebration WHAT: The Douglas County Veteran’s Treatment Court team is pleased to announce another Veteran’s Treatment Court graduation. WHO: Judge Horacio Wheelock, presiding WHEN: Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Omaha-Douglas Civic Center Legislative Chamber 1819 Farnam Street Omaha, NE WHY: For Veteran’s Treatment Court, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive behavioral...Read more

Ms. Melanie Stormer has been named Chief Probation Officer for District 1 Probation (Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, and Thayer Counties). She will begin her new position on February 6, 2023. Stormer notes that she “believes in the importance of being a part of the community she serves,” adding that she was motivated to move to Nebraska by her desire to return to service in a court within a rural community. Stormer has over 20 years of experience,...Read more

Nebraska District Court Judge James G. Kube of Madison, Nebraska, was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court on February 1, 2023. Kube heard arguments in the case of S-22-0191 Constance Ryan v. Stacy Ryan, John Ryan Coffey, Sean Coffey, Tim Coffey, and Steve Ryan, in his individual capacity as the Personal Representative for the Estate of Dr. Wayne Ryan, and together with the First Nebraska Trust Company, as co-trustees for the Wayne L. Ryan Revocable Trust, Carol Ryan, and Timothy Ryan...Read more

The Office of Public Guardian has issued their 2022 annual report, outlining information about the individuals served and programs hosted through the Nebraska Judicial Branch. In addition to the specific data regarding the number of wards, types of guardianship/conservatorship cases, the capacity of the Office to serve, and the status of its waiting list, readers will find stories of systemic experiences by wards and their Associate Public Guardians throughout the state. The report strives to...Read more