An overview of Veterans Treatment Courts in Nebraska appears in the Military and Veterans Law Issue of The Nebraska Lawyer Magazine (September/October 2020). It is reprinted with the permission of the Nebraska State Bar Association. Read article from The Nebraska Lawyer: Veterans Treatment Courts in...
With the onset of the pandemic, another threat immediately surfaced. Cyberattacks spiked, with attackers finding new ways to exploit the conditions brought on by widespread remote working and sending a rash of targeted COVID-19 phishing email attempts. Security Officer Chris Hepburn made it his...
During the month of September, Statewide Language Access Coordinator Jennifer Verhein, with outstanding clerical support from Ashtin Pawloski, administered Written Interpreter Exams in Grand Island, Omaha, Norfolk, and Lincoln. Twenty aspiring court interpreters who collectively speak six different...
Relief sculptures under the arched windows in the Court quadrant of the State Capitol are covered to prevent damage during renovation. As HVAC upgrades in the Capitol continue, the Supreme Court has moved into the Court of Appeals courtroom and the Nebraska State (Law) Library has moved to UNL...
Monica Miles-Steffens, joins Your Nebraska Judicial Branch to discuss the philosophy and successes of the Juvenile Alternatives to Detention Initiative. Your Nebraska Judicial Branch is available to listen and subscribe on all podcast app platforms. Additionally, it is found on the web at: https:/...
District Six Probation Office located in Fremont hosts a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating an expansion to its Reporting Center. The event kicked off Friday, September 11. The expansion, announced earlier in March, allows for additional funding. Once a service center, this expansion now allows...
As the Coordinator for the Problem-Solving Court in District 1, Amanda VanAsperen was instrumental in the expansion of drug courts throughout the 10 counties within her district. VanAsperen helped organize a town hall meetings to explain drug courts to area stakeholders including attorneys, law...
Tucker Kelly and Paul Hansen graduated from the 5th Judicial District Problem-Solving Court in Hamilton-Merrick Counties on September 14, 2020. This ceremony marks the first virtual graduation in Hamilton-Merrick County. In attendance were Judge Rachel A. Daugherty, presiding judge of the Hamilton...
Thank you to the Probation District 3A staff. Your steady resolve during unprecedented disruptions helped ensure the highest levels of service and support.
The Office of Public Guardian has been hard at work since March 2020 to develop the online guardianship and conservatorship education course in Spanish. Thanks to the previous establishment of an online course in English, the development timeframe shortened considerably, and efforts have focused...