Press Releases

For press releases prior to 2006, please call the
Administrative Office of the Courts, 402-471-3730.

September

• Judicial Resources Commission to Hold Annual Meeting on October 4, 2010 (September 1, 2010)

August

• Nebraska’s State Probation Administrator, Ellen Fabian Brokofsky, President of the National Association of Probation Executives (August 30, 2010)

• Nebraska Probation Receives APPA’s Prestigious President’s Award at Washington. DC Conference (August 27, 2010)

• Nebraska Probation’s Rural Improvement for Schooling and Employment (RISE) Receives National Recognition as One of the Top Innovative AmeriCorps Programs (August 9, 2010)
• Chief Justice Mike Heavican to Visit Self-Help Center on August 12 at Courthouse in Grand Island (August 5, 2010)

July

• Drug Court Incentives and Sanctions Conference in Lexington, Nebraska (July 20, 2010)

June

• Dollar Limit on Small Claims Cases Increases to $3,500 on July 1, 2010 (June 30, 2010)

• North Central Problem-Solving Court Begins Taking Clients Today in O’Neill Program (June 23, 2010)

• Four Submit their Names for County Judge in the Twelfth Judicial District (June 11, 2010)

• Nebraska Supreme Court Announces Release of Nebraska Probation’s
  2008-2009 Biennial Report (June 3, 2010)

• Initial meeting of the Review Taskforce on the Status of Adult Guardianships and Conservatorships in Nebraska Court Syste (June 1, 2010)

May

• June 10, 2010, Application Deadline Set for County Court Judge Vacancy, Twelfth Judicial District (May 5, 2010)

April

• Douglas County Probate Division Manager, John Dougherty, Given Omaha Bar Association’s Public Service Award (April 28, 2010)
• Chief Justice Mike Heavican Appoints Review Committee on the Status of Adult Guardianships and Conservatorships in Nebraska Court System (April 28, 2010)

• Judicial Resources Commission to Hold May 4 Hearing (April 19, 2010)

• Memorial Service Set for Former Supreme Court Justice John T. Grant in Nebraska Supreme Court Chambers (April 15, 2010)

March 2010

• Nebraska Probation Program Specialist Selected as One of Thirty Young Social Workers to Attend National Social Work Congress in April of 2010 (March 31, 2010)

• March is Declared Mediation Month for Nebraska (March 10, 2010)

• Forms for Temporary Delegation of Parental Powers on Judicial Branch Web Site (March 5, 2010)

• Lancaster County Court Eliminates Courtroom Wait for Individuals Wanting to Pay Citation Fines (March 5, 2010)

• Efiling and Epayment on Civil and Criminal Court Cases Available Statewide in Nebraska (March 5, 2010)

February 2010

• Nebraska Supreme Court Cancels Continuing Legal Education for Judges and Staff (February 12, 2010)

• Gerald Jorgensen to Serve as County Court Presiding Judge for the 9th Judicial District in 2010 (February 4, 2010)

January 2010

• Judge G. Glenn Camerer Granted Retirement February 1, 2010 (January 26, 2010)

• James Orr to Serve as County Court Presiding Judge for the 8th Judicial District in 2010 (January 19, 2010)

• Russell Harford to Serve as County Court Presiding Judge for the 12th Judicial District in 2010 (January 19, 2010)

• Anne Paine to Serve as County Court Presiding Judge for the 11th Judicial District in 2010 (January 19, 2010)

• J. Patrick McArdle to Serve as County Court Presiding Judge for the 1st Judicial District in 2010 (January 19, 2010)

• County Courts of the 11th Judicial District First to Implement Electronic Filing District-wide (January 8, 2010)

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