JUDGMENT
INTEREST RATE
Effective January 19, 2006, the judgment interest rate
will be 6.420%.
http://court.nol.org/community/interestrate.htm
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UPCOMING CFI EVENTS
Please
mark your calendars for any or all of the upcoming CFI events
in 2006.
April 22,
2006 – 3rd Annual NLAP Race Judicata at Chalco Hills
Recreation Area, Omaha. Run & Fitness Walk to Benefit
Nebraska Lawyers’ Assistance Program (NLAP) 10K (6.2 miles)
& 2 mile fun run/walk. Men and women runners; law firm/other
team competition. Registration includes event t-shirt. Medals
awarded to top 10 men and women and trophies to top 3 teams.
May 20,
2006 – 2nd Annual Barristers' Ball, Doubletree Hotel,
Omaha. Proceeds from the Ball will go to support the Minority
and Justice Implementation Project. This event will include
dinner, live and silent auctions and a dance, as well as honoring
members of the NSBA who hae been deemed "Visionaries"
for their efforts.
June 12,
2006 – 3rd Annual NSBA-CFI Greater Nebraska Golf
Scramble, Lochland Country Club, Hastings. Registration includes,
golf cart, driving range, lunch and dinner. Prizes awarded
to the top two teams, along with hole prizes and raffle items.
Proceeds will benefit VLP.
August
21, 2006- 10th Annual NSBA-CFI Golf Scramble, Firethorn
Country Club, Lincoln. Registration includes, golf cart, driving
range, lunch and dinner. Prizes awarded to top teams in two
flights, along with hole prizes and raffle items. Proceeds
will benefit VLP.
More detailed
information to follow in the upcoming months. If you or your
members are interested in further information on any of these
events, please contact Sam
Clinch at 800-927-0117, ext. 25.
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ADD NSBA EVENTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR OUTLOOK CALENDAR
Simply click on
the meeting you wish to download from the NSBA
calendar and when prompted click the "Open"
button. An Outlook appointment screen should then appear.
Click the "Save & Close" button to save to your
alendar.
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2006 ABA TECHSHOW
Celebrating its
20th year, the ABA TECHSHOW® continues to be the world's
premier legal technology conference and exposition. From April
20-22, 2006 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, more
than 1400 participants will attend the ABA TECHSHOW® to
take advantage of the more than 60 legal technology programs
and training sessions offered in fourteen topical tracks.
Over 100 technology vendors will feature the latest in legal
technology products and services.
This year NSBA
members will receive a $100 association member registration
discount. Register early and receive an additional $200 Early
Bird Discount (ends March 10) to save a total of $300 in registration
fees. Act now to receive this incredible benefit!
To register now,
visit the ABA TECHSHOW® web site at www.techshow.com.
Choose Program Promoter Registration and specify promoter
code PP101.
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SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY PROVIDES WIRELESS CONNECTION FOR
PATRONS AND PUBLIC
Internet users visiting the State Capitol are now able
to get on-line without the need for cable, thanks to an ambitious
Supreme Court project in the State Law Library. The Law Library
is the first public space within the Capitol to host a ‘hot
spot’ for wireless internet access.
“Providing wireless
access is a service that we in the Library are eager to offer,”
said Marie Wiechman, Director of the State Law Library. “We
are also excited about welcoming new users into our area of
the Capitol – our location couldn’t be more perfect for those
visiting the Legislature during the upcoming session.”
Permanently located
on the third floor of the State Capitol, the Nebraska State
Law Library is primarily a reference research library managed
by the Nebraska Supreme Court. Individuals wanting to use
the free wireless connection can request passwords through
the librarians at the front check-in desk.
Individuals without
laptop computers or other portable devices are also able to
use the internet as the result of an earlier Supreme Court
project.
Two months ago, the Court installed a computer in the Library
which created the only publicly accessible connection to the
Internet from inside the State Capitol. The public computer
station contains word processing (Microsoft Word), Nebraska
Westlaw legal research with Keycite, a list of the Librarian’s
favorite sites for research, and an open portal to the Internet.
Patrons can print information at a minimal cost, use web based
e-mail to send information to another location for printing,
or copy information directly to a jump/flash drive.
According to the
Court, the installation of a wireless ‘hot spot’ is a logical
expansion of the library’s services and another important
way for the Court to continue to fulfill its mission to preserve
and promote access to a broad range of legal information and
ideas.
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TWELVE SUBMIT THEIR NAMES FOR DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
LINCOLN -- Thomas C. Lauritsen, Bennington; Susan M. Bazis,
Walter Russell Bowie III, Mark J. Daly, Duane C. Dougherty,
Todd E. Frazier, Amy S. Geren, Barbara A. Kueny, Susan T.
Lehr, Paul F. Peters, Michael W. Pirtle, and Margaret Mary
Zarbano, all of Omaha, have submitted applications for appointment
as District Judge in the 4th Judicial District consisting
of Douglas county. The vacancy is due to the retirement of
Judge Richard J.
Spethman.
The public hearing
of the Judicial Nominating Commission will be held in District
Courtroom #1, Fifth Floor, Hall of Justice, 1701 Farnam, in
Omaha, Nebraska, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January
30, 2006. The Commission will review all applicants for the
office at that time. The public is welcome to attend the hearing
and present information concerning candidates for the judicial
opening.
A listing of the
members of the Judicial Nominating Commission can be found
on the Nebraska Judicial Branch Web site at www.nebraskacourt.com/jnc/rosterdc4.htm.
For special accommodations
relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call
(402) 471-3730. For persons with hearing impairments, please
call the Nebraska Relay System, 7-1-1. AA/EOE.
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THREE SPANISH COURT INTERPRETERS TO BE CERTIFIED
BY THE NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT
To see photos of the recent Certified Court Interpreters event,
please click below:
http://court.nol.org/whatsnew/interpreters.pdf
The Nebraska Supreme
Court announces that three interpreters will become Nebraska
Supreme Court Spanish Certified Court Interpreters as a result
of successfully passing the National Center for State Court’s
Court Interpreter Consortium’s oral certification exam
Giovana Carnet,
Sioux City, Iowa; Adriana Hinojosa, Omaha; and Cristina Kropf,
LaVista, the new interpreters, will receive their certification
and take their oath as Certified Court Interpreters on January
20, 2006 in a ceremony. Members of the public are invited
to attend this event which will be held in the Douglas County
Legislative Chambers in Omaha at 1:30 p.m.
Justice John M.
Gerrard of the Nebraska Supreme Court will preside over the
ceremony and will speak of the need for providing equal access
to the courts for all participants. Judges, probation officers,
lawyers and community members will also participate in the
ceremony.
“It is crucial
to the overall fairness of the system that judicial proceedings
are completely and accurately interpreted for non-English
speaking participants. The Nebraska Supreme Court is pleased
with these interpreters who have worked so hard to become
certified and for all of the other interpreters who are working
toward certification,” said Gerrard.
These three individuals
join fourteen other previously certified Nebraska court interpreters
who have successfully passed the oral certification exam,
which is sponsored by the Consortium of the National Center
for the State Courts.
Nebraska is one
of thirty-two states who have joined the Consortium whose
sole purpose to create court interpreter certification exams
and administer those exams in order to provide for professional
court interpreters for the member states.
Contact Kenneth
Wade at the Office of the State Court Administrator, 402-471-3730,
concerning any aspect of the certification ceremony or the
state interpreter program.
Ms. Giovanna Carnet
– Spanish Language
712-293-1657 Sioux City, IA
Awtranslate@aol.com
Giovanna Carnet
became a full time interpreter in 1998 when she purchased
All World Translation Services. Originally from Miami, Florida
she presently serves on the Board of Directors for the Iowa
Interpreters and Translators Association.
Ms. Carnet joined
the United States Air Force in 1987 and was stationed in Grand
Forks, North Dakota. Following her tour of active duty, she
moved to Orange City, Iowa where she attended Northwestern
College and graduated with a BA in Music. She also holds degrees
in Business Management and Security Administration from the
Air Force Community College.
Ms. Carnet has
served in the Iowa National Guard for 18 years and graduated
on the Commandant's List from the Defense Equal Opportunity
Management Institute. Giovanna recently published her first
children's book (her daughter, Dielle, is six-years-old) and
is a member of Toastmaster's International where she just
won the District Level Humorist Speech Competition.
Ms. Adriana Hinojosa
– Spanish Language
402-444-3669 Omaha, NE
Hinojosa73@hotmail.com
Adriana Hinojosa
currently serves as the contract interpreter for the Douglas
County Court system where she is responsible for interpreting
in the county, district and juvenile courts. She supervises
and manages all other interpreters working in the Douglas
County Courts. Adriana has also interpreted for the Nebraska
Department of Health and Human Services.
Ms. Hinojosa was
born in Los Angeles and moved to Guanajuato, Mexico as a young
child. As a teenager, she moved to Hutchinson, Kansas where
she attended High School and College. She studied criminal
justice and social work at the Omaha Metropolitan Community
College.
Her employment
experience includes management support in the security department
for Iowa Beef Packing and orientation/training coordination
for Nebraska Beef. She has also worked for Winchester Foods
and the Millard Processing Services.
Ms. Cristina Kropf
– Spanish Language
402-733-3671 Omaha, NE
Cristina.Kropf@cox.net
Cristina Kropf
has been working throughout Omaha as an interpreter since
1991, for the Nebraska Supreme Court, Broadcast Journalism
Group, West Interactive and Spanish Voice Talent.
She was born and
educated in Mexico City where she earned the equivalent of
a bachelors degree in social work at the Centro de Estudios
Tecnologios in Mexico City. Ms. Kropf and her husband, Kevin
Kropf, moved to the United States in 1984. The Kropfs live
in Omaha with their two daughters, Crystal, age 19 and Carolyn,
age 14.
In Omaha, she attended
“English as a second language” classes at Chicano Awareness
Center and at Metropolitan Community College. Her work experience
includes serving as a head start teacher's aide and social
worker.
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JUDICIAL RESOURCES COMMISSION TO MEET
The Judicial Resources Commission will meet to determine
whether a
judicial vacancy exists in the office of county judge in the
twelfth
judicial district.
http://court.nol.org/press/releases/013005hearing.htm
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NEBRASKA CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER
TO: Clerks of the
District Courts
County/Authorized Attorneys
Child Support Enforcement Staff
FROM: Daryl D. Wusk, Administrator
Office of Economic and Family Support
RE: Post Office
Box Consolidation
We received several
inquiries from my memo dated December 20, 2005 on Returned
Checks, regarding the singular P.O. box. When the Payment
Center opened five years ago we established nine P.O. boxes
in an effort to better identify payments when the Payors’
information was not available. Now, with better reporting
and information listed on payments, the multiple P.O. Boxes
are no longer needed.
The Nebraska Child
Support Payment Center will continue to accept payments and
mail from all P.O. boxes until May 29, 2006. The January Billing
Statement reflects the new P.O. box change and future statements
will include a global message. Customer Service Staff continue
to educate and inform callers of the P.O. box change. After
that date, payments will be returned to the sender unless
the appropriate P.O. box is used.
Employers and Clerks
should send payments to:
Nebraska Child
Support Payment Center (NCSPC)
P.O. Box 82890
Lincoln NE 68501-2890
There is one exception
to the use of the above P.O. box, and this is when an employer
is using the form of payment called Check and Web. This is
when an employer fills in the employees’ information online
and submits a check to the Payment Center. A separate P.O.
box is used for this form of payment and will only be assigned
when an employer has signed up for this type of payment through
the Nebraska Child Support Payment Center.
Individuals should
send payments to:
Nebraska Child
Support Payment Center (NCSPC)
P.O. Box 82600
Lincoln NE 68501-2600
If you have any
questions, please contact the Nebraska Child Support Payment
Center at 877-631-9973 Option 3 or Lisa Maddock at (402) 471-1400.
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NEBRASKA'S '2006 YEAR OF THE JUROR' KICK OFF PHOTOS
For a look at the '2006 Year of the Juror' kick off
ceremony in the Governor's Hearing Room on January 6, 2006.
http://court.nol.org/whatsnew/yearofjuror.pdf
Additional ceremonies
are planed for communities throughout the state --
Grand Island proclamation
signing will take place February 28th at City Hall at 7:00
p.m.
Norfolk proclamation signing will take place March 6th in
Council Chambers at 7:30 p.m.
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