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    Day 5: Chief Justice Summer Tour Final Morning at Polk County Courthouse with Tour & Breakfast (Osceola)

    Day 5: Chief Justice Summer Tour Final Morning at Polk County Courthouse with Tour & Breakfast (Osceola)

    August 6, 2018
    Photo: Clerk of the Courts, Jodie Roberts, gives back-office tour to Justice Stephanie Stacy (left) and Chief Justice Heavican (right) following courthouse presentation where Roberts was thanked by the Court and by Judge Rachel Daugherty for combining the district court and county court clerk’s offices. What was once a pilot project has become a successful way of managing the court’s business in Polk County. Polk County News, published 08.09.18: Chief Justice Mike Heavican Visits Polk CountyRead more

    Court Improvement Project and Department of Health and Human Services – Joint Project Update

    Court Improvement Project and Department of Health and Human Services – Joint Project Update

    July 26, 2018
    Nebraska Court Improvement Project hosted a forum regarding the DHHS-CIP collaborative project to improve reunification rates for children placed out of home. CIP and DHHS have worked together to identify barriers and positive methods to increase the rate of reunification within 12 months. The data show approximately 36% of youth are reunified with a parent or returned home on a trial-home-visit within twelve months, and this does not meet the federal guideline of 43.8%. To find out why, CIP...Read more

    Inclusive Communities Training Underway Throughout the Judicial Branch

    Inclusive Communities Training Underway Throughout the Judicial Branch

    July 25, 2018
    The Judicial Branch Inclusive Communities training initiative is off to a rapid start. The branch-wide initiative has been attended by almost 250 Judicial Branch staff across the state. The course provides basic awareness and understanding of inclusive language and terminology within the workplace. The initiative, driven by the strategic agendas of both the Supreme Court and probation, is designed to provide education to improve communication and relationships in the Branch. Judicial Branch...Read more

    Chief Justice Summer Tour Travels to Northeast Nebraska

    Chief Justice Summer Tour Travels to Northeast Nebraska

    July 23, 2018
    Each summer, Chief Justice Mike Heavican dedicates several days to traveling to courts outside of the Lincoln area to meet with judicial branch staff, tour courtrooms, and learn about special projects. This year, several associate judges of the Supreme Court are joining in on the tour which will include two education sessions in South Sioux City and stops at 15 courthouses in northeast Nebraska. The educational meetings include a day-long tristate meeting regarding juvenile justice with Chief...Read more

    Lawyer Continuing Education Provided Throughout State Via Court and Probation

    Lawyer Continuing Education Provided Throughout State Via Court and Probation

    July 13, 2018
    Supreme Court and probation staff presented updates for attorneys across the state providing continuing legal education sessions in Gering, Kearney and North Platte. Over 110 attorneys attended the sessions.Read more

    Joni Roberts Sworn-in as Clerk Magistrate of Box Butte County Court

    Joni Roberts Sworn-in as Clerk Magistrate of Box Butte County Court

    July 12, 2018
    A swearing-in ceremony for Joni Roberts as Clerk Magistrate of Box Butte County Court was held July 9, 2018, in the Box Butte County Courthouse in Alliance, Nebraska. Judge Paul Wess opened and hosted the ceremony. Corey Steel noted that the position of clerk magistrate is one of leadership that is of great importance to the community. New Supreme Court Justice John Freudenberg attended the ceremony to congratulate Roberts. Roberts was previously employed with the South Dakota Department of...Read more

    Governor Proclaims Community Corrections Week: July 15-21

    Governor Proclaims Community Corrections Week: July 15-21

    July 11, 2018
    At a ceremony held at the Capitol on July 9, 2018 Governor Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation recognizing Community Corrections Week July 15-21, 2018. Nebraska Probation and Nebraska Parole employees were on hand for the ceremony. Jeanne Brandner, Deputy Probation Administrator, addressed the crowd and noted that Community Corrections Week is a time to recognize and celebrate the dedicated and caring individuals in communities across the State of Nebraska who work tirelessly to make...Read more

    Brokofsky Presented with Exemplary Leadership Award

    Brokofsky Presented with Exemplary Leadership Award

    June 28, 2018
    On June 11, 2018 at the Probation Chiefs management meeting, Chief Justice Michael Heavican presented Probation Administrator Ellen Fabian Brokofsky with the first annual probation Exemplary Leadership Award, The Ellen Fabian Brokofsky Award. This is what Chief Justice Heavican said. The Supreme Court’s Exemplary Leadership Award, hereby named The Ellen Fabian Brokofsky Award, recognizes exemplary leadership by a probation employee. The Exemplary Leadership Award is our highest recognition for...Read more

    Irma Watt Appointed Nebraska’s Newest State Court Interpreter Coordinator

    Irma Watt Appointed Nebraska’s Newest State Court Interpreter Coordinator

    June 28, 2018
    Certified Spanish court interpreter Irma Watt is Nebraska’s newest State Court Interpreter Coordinator. Based in Grand Island, she serves the 9 th and 10 th Judicial Districts as a trusted, collaborative, and respected catalyst for and provider of professional court interpreter services. Ms. Watt begins her full time duties on Monday, July 2, and looks forward to building upon the AOC’s longstanding commitment to ensure the limited English proficient public has equal access to justice in...Read more

    Probation Case Management June Training

    Probation Case Management June Training

    June 28, 2018
    The Nebraska Probation’s Management Team attended a two day Case Management/Case Planning training held June 12-13, 2018 at the Cornhusker by Marriott in Lincoln. The training was provided by the Carey Group, which included training specialists Mark Carey, Erin King, Matt Moore, and Stacy Ledvina.Read more

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