Dual court clerk Traci Loker, based in Stockville, works in a very old building with persistent maintenance issues. This past year, building challenges have only intensified. Despite dealing with bats, mold, leaks, lack of air conditioning, loss of running water, and continuous construction, Loker...
In honor of Veterans Day, the Central Nebraska Veterans Treatment Court collaborated with Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools’ junior high students in Hall County, who wrote heartfelt thank-you notes to veterans. The mission of the Central Nebraska Veterans Treatment Court is to honor and support...
With Election Day over, the Judicial Branch now turns to introducing itself to new senators who will be sworn in come January. The Branch has long had a program where judges and probation staff provide an opportunity for senators to visit the courthouse and learn about court process and Branch...
In observance of the holiday, Court and Probation Offices will be closed on 11/11/2024.
Planning for the Nebraska Veterans Justice Program (VJP) is underway, with implementation in Nebraska courts set for July 2025. Approved unanimously this past legislative session, LB253 establishes VJP to address the unique needs of veterans in the criminal justice system. The process will serve...
Awarded to: Taileigh Sorensen, Problem-Solving Court Coordinator; AOCP, Problem-Solving Courts, Lincoln Taileigh Sorensen has excelled as Nebraska's first Problem-Solving Court Coordinator for a family treatment court and the nation’s first child-welfare domestic violence coordinator. Her innovation...
Newly appointed Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke presided over his first visiting high school court session with the Nebraska Supreme Court at Wahoo High School on November 6, 2024. Students attending arguments came from Wahoo, Bishop Neumann, Mead, Elkhorn, Elkhorn South, East Butler, and Yutan High...
The Sarpy County Adult Drug Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of six participants at the Sarpy County Courthouse in Papillion on October 21, 2024. Judge Stefanie Martinez and Judge Robert Wester presided over the ceremony, alongside guests Sarpy County Attorney Tom Gross, and Sarpy County...
Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, Mike Heavican, presented Judicial Branch Recognition Awards to individuals and team members on October 29, 2024, during the Nebraska Judicial Branch’s 16th annual recognition event. The Employee Recognition Committee selected 11 individuals and 2 teams...
On September 16, 2024, the Southeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court celebrated the graduation of James and Rhory at the Saline County Courthouse in Wilbur. Judge David Bargen presided over the ceremony, honoring this significant achievement with family and friends of the graduates. The ceremony...