(A) Each district court by action of a majority of its judges may from time to time recommend local rules concerning matters not covered by these rules and which are not inconsistent with any directive of the Nebraska Supreme Court or statutes of the State of Nebraska. Such recommended rules shall be submitted as provided in Neb. Ct. R. § 1-103(A). Such recommended rules shall become effective upon the approval of the Supreme Court, at which time they shall be published on the Supreme Court's website.

   (B) A presiding judge, or his or her designee, may from time to time enter administrative orders governing special circumstances affecting local practice in the courts of the district or specific county. Such administrative orders shall be temporary in nature and shall clearly state a date or other event wherein the order shall terminate. Local administrative orders should not be used for matters that could effectively be addressed by a local rule. Absent special circumstances, local administrative orders shall not remain in effect for more than 12 consecutive months. Local administrative orders that necessitate a period longer than 12 consecutive months shall be proposed for a permanent local rule as set forth in subsection (A).

   (C) Such local administrative orders shall be posted in the courthouse and on the local court website, if any. Courts may send local administrative orders to the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation for posting on the Supreme Court’s website. 

Rule 1 amended October 14, 1999; amended June 5, 2002. Renumbered and codified as § 6-1501, effective July 18, 2008; § 6-1501 amended September 7, 2022; § 6-1501 amended July 1, 2026.