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    2018 State of the Judiciary Given to the Nebraska Legislature

    2018 State of the Judiciary Given to the Nebraska Legislature

    January 18, 2018
    Chief Justice Mike Heavican gave his 2018 State of the Judiciary speech to the Nebraska Legislature on January 18, 2018. During his presentation he highlighted the Judicial Branch’s newest type of Problem-Solving Court: the Veterans Treatment Court. Members of Nebraska’s inaugural Douglas and Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Courts were among those watching from the Unicameral balcony. The group included judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, veteran mentors, and other supporters of the two...Read more

    Nebraska Courthouse Technological Features Listing Updated for 2018

    Nebraska Courthouse Technological Features Listing Updated for 2018

    January 4, 2018
    Updated listings of technological features available in courtrooms across the state can be found on the Judicial Branch Website. The information, gathered through the Information Technology Division of the Judicial Branch, is useful to attorneys traveling to courtrooms outside of the counties where they customarily practice. Items inventoried range from Public WiFi, to access to electrical power at counsel tables, to the availability of assisted listening devices. County Courts: https://...Read more

    Bazan Appointed to serve as State Court Interpreter Coordinator in Lincoln

    Bazan Appointed to serve as State Court Interpreter Coordinator in Lincoln

    December 29, 2017
    Vladimir Bazan has been selected for the Nebraska State Court Interpreter Coordinator position based in Lincoln. He will begin working full-time on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Bazan has served as Interpreter Coordinator in Hall County and the 10th Judicial District since 2014 and has been a Nebraska court certified Spanish interpreter since 2012. The Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation continues to build upon the firm foundation for language access in Lancaster County. Bazan is...Read more

    Kerri Irwin Sworn-in as Dakota County Court Clerk Magistrate

    Kerri Irwin Sworn-in as Dakota County Court Clerk Magistrate

    December 21, 2017
    A swearing-in ceremony for Kerri Irwin as Clerk Magistrate of Dakota County Court was held December 13, 2017, in the Dakota County Court in Dakota City, Nebraska. Judge Kurt Rager presided over the ceremony with Judge Doug Luebe participating in the event. Irwin has worked in the court system since 2003 when she started as a Records Clerk in Dakota County. She also served in the positions of Courtroom Clerk and Assistant Clerk between 2004 and 2017. Photo: Judge Kurt Rager signs certificate...Read more

    Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation Annual Report Now Online

    Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation Annual Report Now Online

    December 20, 2017
    Judicial Branch Annual Report for Fiscal Year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, is now available online. The report will be presented to the legislature during the Chief Justice’s annual “State of the Judiciary” in mid-January 2018. The report can be found here .Read more

    Arterburn Presented with Alumni of the Year Award

    Arterburn Presented with Alumni of the Year Award

    December 20, 2017
    Judge David K. Arterburn, York College class of 1977, was presented with the College’s ‘Alumni of the Year’ award during the College’s Homecoming in October 2017. The award outlined the following information about Judge Arterburn in their announcement: David Arterburn is a judge of the Nebraska State Court of Appeals. He previously served as a District Court Judge in Sarpy County Nebraska for a period of nearly 12 years where he also presided over the drug court. Arterburn began his career in...Read more

    Recurring Payments Now Easier With Upgrade to Judicial Branch Online Payment System

    Recurring Payments Now Easier With Upgrade to Judicial Branch Online Payment System

    December 20, 2017
    The county and district court offices of Nebraska have been accepting online payments since 2009, and process thousands of transactions each month. As the public’s expectations of how business can be done online continue to grow, the Supreme Court JUSTICE team worked with online service provider Nebraska.gov to create a new version of the Nebraska Judicial Branch Internet Payment System . Launched December 7th, this new and improved service allows users to create accounts that will make repeat...Read more

    Office of Dispute Resolution Receives $1 Million Grant to Reduce Youth Involvement in the Court System

    Office of Dispute Resolution Receives $1 Million Grant to Reduce Youth Involvement in the Court System

    December 20, 2017
    The Sherwood Foundation has awarded the Administrative Office of the Courts /Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) $1 million to integrate the restorative justice practice of Victim Youth Conferencing (VYC) across the state. The goal of VYC is to reduce youth involvement in the juvenile justice system. In addition to the significantly high percentage (85%) of youth fulfilling reparation plans, the 2015-2017 pilot VYC project demonstrated early remarkable gains in reducing recidivism, in which 4 of...Read more

    Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Judicial Resources Commission for 2017

    Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Judicial Resources Commission for 2017

    December 7, 2017
    The Nebraska Judicial Resources Commission held its annual public hearing on December 4, 2017. Meeting minutes with attachments have been uploaded to the Judicial Branch website. Read: December 4 Judicial Resources Commission (Printing caution, with attachments the document is 238 pages)Read more

    Judge Riko Bishop Receives Nebraska State Bar Association Award

    Judge Riko Bishop Receives Nebraska State Bar Association Award

    November 27, 2017
    The Women and the Law Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association is pleased to announce that Riko Bishop, Nebraska Court of Appeals Judge, has received the 2017 Outstanding Contributor to Women in the Law Award. Judge Bishop makes a concerted effort to mentor young women (and men) in pursuit of a legal career. She takes personal interest in mentoring aspiring women and minorities who are considering the law on how to prepare for law school and how to develop a legal career. Judge Bishop has...Read more

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