The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the State Capitol Building, Room 1510, Lincoln, Nebraska. The purpose of the hearing is to determine, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 24-1204 and 1206, whether a judicial vacancy...

The Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court will hold its graduation ceremony on July 24th, 2019 at 2:00 pm, in the Legislative Chamber of the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The Douglas County Veterans Treatment Court, like other Nebraska Problem-Solving Courts, operates under a team...

Judge of the Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court, Douglas F. Johnson, is retiring effective August 31, 2019. In his announcement letter to the Governor, Johnson called attention to his court staff who routinely go “beyond the call of duty” spending countless hours in court-community related...

LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey J. Funke, the Judicial Nominating Commission for District Judge in the Sixth Judicial District (consisting of Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston and Washington Counties) held its first public hearing on the qualifications of four...

LINCOLN – Theodore P. Arndt, Elkhorn; Pamela L. Hopkins, Fontanelle; Brendan M. Kelly, Omaha; and Melinda B. Wicks, Sioux City, Iowa, have submitted applications for appointment as District Judge in the 6th Judicial District consisting of Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, and Washington...

LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey J. Funke, the Judicial Nominating Commission for District Judge in the 6th Judicial District (consisting of Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston and Washington Counties) will hold a public hearing in the Dakota County Courthouse, 1601...

Lancaster County Court will be holding after hours “Night Court” sessions on the evenings of May 30, 2019, and June 27, 2019. These sessions will be held on the second floor of the Lancaster County Courthouse in Lancaster County Courtroom No. 24 and will run from 4:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on those two...

The Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court will hold its inaugural graduation ceremony and celebration on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Nebraska College of Law Auditorium, McCollum Hall, 1875 N. 42nd Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. For Veterans Treatment Court graduates, the ceremony marks...

Students at the Creighton School of Law and the University of Nebraska Law College who provided free legal work for low income individuals were recognized for their service during May graduation ceremonies this year. Each student received a certificate of appreciation from the Nebraska Supreme Court...

The Central Nebraska Drug Court will hold its 32nd graduation ceremony on May 2nd, at 2:00 pm, in the Platte Room of the Kearney Public Library, located in Kearney, Nebraska. For Drug Court graduates, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive behavioral health...