The investiture ceremony of Judge John R. Freudenberg as a Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court representing the 6th Appellate Court Judicial District was held August 10, 2018, in the Warner Chamber of the Nebraska State Capitol. Chief Justice Mike Heavican served as the Master of Ceremonies for...

Photo: Justices from the tristate area discuss improving resources, process for youth in the juvenile justice system. (L to R) Chief Justice Mark Cady, Iowa; Chief Justice David Gilbertson, South Dakota; Chief Justice Mike Heavican, Nebraska; and, Justice Stephanie Stacy, Nebraska.

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...

Day 3: Chief Justice Summer Tour education event State Court/Tribal Court Conference in South Sioux City, Nebraska KITV News Report: Nebraska Tribal Courts creating working relationship with Nebraska Supreme Court Photo: Leaders of the Nebraska state courts, tribal courts, legislators, Nebraska...

Wahoo Newspaper: Supreme Court Justices Stop in County Photo: Justices and court/probation visiting group receive personalized tour of recently completed Veterans Memorial for Saunders County.

Norfolk Daily News: Nebraska Supreme Court justices use tour to learn ways to better serve Photo: Chief Justice Heavican (podium) addresses Norfolk area lawyers following a continuing education session at Divots in Norfolk.

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...

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...

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...

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.