NEBRASKA SUPREME
COURT TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE TO SURVEY BAR
The Courtroom Enhancement Subcommittee will soon be sending
a short e-mail survey to the members of the bar association.
The survey is designed to help focus the efforts of the Subcommittee's
future projects. It will provide the Bench and the practicing
Bar with an opportunity for input on "Courtroom technology" and
associated issues.
Please take the time to respond to the survey -- it is designed
to be completed in 3-4 minutes.
This subcommittee is a part of the Supreme Court's Technology
Committee chaired by Judge William Cassel.
Janet Bancroft
jbancroft@nsc.state.ne.us
Nebraska Supreme Court Public Information Officer Nebraska State
Capitol, Rm1220 P.O. Box 98910, Lincoln, NE 68509
P: 402-471-3205 F:402-471-2197
web: www.nebraskacourt.com
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2006 BLUEJAY
OPEN MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENT
Creighton University hosted its first undergraduate
Mock Trial tournament last year (The Bluejay Open). It was extremely
successful and would not have been so if it had not been for
our judges. We have decided to make this an annual event. Again
we are in need of judges. This tournament is highly competitive
with teams from almost 40 schools across the country.
This year we have two opportunities for attorneys to help us
judge. I know that many judge at the high school level in Nebraska
and I encourage you to see it at the college level. It is a great
learning experience for all of us and hearing how attorneys think
we are doing is very important to us.
On Saturday, October 28, Creighton hopes to have a small scrimmage
with Iowa State and UNL. This will more than likely be a two-round
event starting at 9 am. We will also serve lunch for this event.
This is a great opportunity for our schools to get together for
practice in order to better prepare for upcoming tournaments.
Also, On December
1 & 2, The CU Undergraduate Mock Trial
Team will be hosting our 4-round tournament. We are looking for
lawyers to volunteer to judge. This will include a brief orientation
on the American Mock Trial Association's judging rules and requirements.
Below you will find a schedule. We will have snacks at all the
rounds and lunch on Saturday. Also, the rounds will probably
end early, but they cannot end later than the times specified.
If you are interested please send an e-mail to Suzie Lear at
mocktrial2@creighton.edu. You can also use that e-mail address
for any questions you might have. In your e-mail please include
your contact information and what times you are available.
This year's case is a civil case and you can find a summary
at http://www.collegemocktrial.org/mock/current.php.
Please pass this on to your friends that might be interested!!
Thank you,
Suzie Lear, President
CU Mock Trial
Schedule:
Friday
Check-in, 1 pm
Judges Meeting, 1:30 pm
Round I, 2 pm - 5 pm
Judges Meeting, 5:30 pm
Round II, 6 pm - 9 pm
Saturday
Check-in, 8:30 am
Judges Meeting, 9 am
Round III, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Judges Meeting, 1 pm
Round IV, 130 pm - 4:30 pm
Awards, 5 pm
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NEBRASKA LEGAL DIVERSITY SUMMIT
Register Now for the 2nd Annual Nebraska Legal Diversity Summit
Nebraska’s 2nd Annual Legal Diversity Summit has been scheduled
for October 6, 2006 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Doubletree
Hotel (1616 Dodge Street) in Omaha. This important event will
include:
A book signing event
by Charles Ogletree, author of All Deliberate Speed: Reflections
on the First Half Century of Brown v. Board
of Education and From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State: Race and
the Death Penalty in America.
A keynote address by Professor Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law
School, Founding and Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton
Houston Institute for Race and Justice, and named one of the
100+ Most Influential Black Americans by Ebony Magazine.
A panel discussion on the Hiring and Retention of Attorneys
of Color.
Interviews between Nebraska legal employers and law students
of color from Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South
Dakota and beyond.
Legal Networking Reception for legal employers and law students
(appetizers and drinks provided).
We hope that you will come away from this conference with some
new ways of understanding the value of a diverse workforce, strategies
for recruiting and retaining attorneys of color, contacts with
law students of color from the region, and a renewed commitment
to work together toward a more diverse legal community in Nebraska.
Register on-line at www.nelegaldiversity.org or send in this
registration
form.
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LINCOLN BAR ASSOCIATION FIELD DAY GOLF TOURNAMENT
The LBA golf tournament
isMonday, October 9, 2006 at Crooked Creek golf couse at 134th
Street & East
“O” Street in Lincoln
It is a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start and you can make your own foursome
or they will put you with a group. It is a four person scramble
and the fee is $50 per person which includes green fees, cart,
prizes and dinner.
Please fill out the registration
form and fax back to Tim Clarke
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JUROR APPRECIATION WEEK
On September 18th at 12:00 p.m. at the County City Building,
the mayor of Lincoln will be signing a proclamation declaring
September 18th through September 22nd, Juror Appreciation Week
in Lancaster County. The proclamation signing is part of a statewide
campaign being undertaken to thank jurors for their contribution
to the justice system and to promote the representation of people
from every ethnicity, race, religion and economic background
on our juries. We warmly invite you to join us in this declaration
and opportunity to hear from your local judges and leaders. Click
here for additional information.
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LEGAL SOFTWARE SPECIAL: TABS3 AND PRACTICEMASTER
Tabs3 and PracticeMaster
make up a reliable, seamlessly integrated suite of software
products ranging from billing to practice management
and check writing to trust accounting. Ask about Version 14,
now available. Members of the Nebraska State Bar save up to 10%
off the purchase of Tabs3 and PracticeMaster. There is an additional
20% discount off Tabs3 Billing Software for firms that convert
from Timeslips to Tabs3. Visit our website for
more information or a free trial of our software.
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SUPREME COURT RULE CHANGE TO NEB. CT. R. OF PRAC. 1B(1)
Neb. Ct. R. of Prac. 1B(1)
Regarding perfecting an appeal in termination of parental
rights – subsection b added.
http://court.nol.org/rules/
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