Media Releases
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice John R. Freudenberg, the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court in the Seventh Judicial District will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 2, 2025, beginning at 9:30 a.m. CST, at the Madison County Courthouse, Courtroom #1, 1313 N Main...
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman, the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court in the Third Judicial District will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at the Nebraska Supreme Court Courtroom, Second Floor, Nebraska...
Judge of the Seward County Court, C. Jo Petersen, is retiring effective September 30, 2025. Petersen served as County Court Judge for the 5th Judicial District (Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward, and York counties) in Seward, Nebraska, for over a dozen...
Fillmore County Clerk Magistrate Cindy Carrigan recently submitted her notice of retirement, effective October 31, 2025, after just over forty years of service to the Judicial Branch. “Cindy is, and has been, as conscientious and hardworking as any clerk magistrate I know. She has been personable...
The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing on Friday, August 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. CST, in the Supreme Court Courtroom, State Capitol Building, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to consider: Whether a judicial vacancy exists in the office of the County Court, 2nd Judicial District, due to...
Corey R. Steel, State Court Administrator for the Nebraska Supreme Court, has been named president of the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) and vice chair of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Board of Directors. Both one-year terms began during COSCA's annual conference and...
The Judicial Nominating Commission hearing scheduled for July 22, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. CDT at the Dawson County Courthouse, 700 North Washington Street, District Courtroom, 3rd Floor, Lexington, Nebraska, can be viewed via livestream at this link. Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke will preside over the...
County Court Judge Laurie J. Yardley of the Third Judicial District has announced her retirement, effective August 1, 2025. In her notice to the Governor, Yardley wrote, “It has been an honor and privilege to serve the citizens of Lancaster County as a judge for the past thirty years. I am deeply...
LINCOLN – Greg M. Ariza, Lincoln; Shane M. Cochran, Kearney; Chawnta M. Durham, North Platte; Stephen B. King, North Platte; Terry L. VanEaton, Lexington; and Tyler J. Volkmer, Brady, have submitted applications for appointment as District Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District which consists of...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Problem-Solving Court Graduation and Celebration WHAT: Adams County Adult Drug Court celebrates graduation WHO: Judge Morgan Farquhar, Presiding WHEN: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Adams County Courthouse 500 West 4th Hastings, NE WHY: For problem-solving court graduates...