Seventh Judicial District Court, Nebraska Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

The presiding District Court judge or a designee must coordinate and facilitate communication with the listed judicial stakeholders to plan and implement any necessary emergency modified court operations plan.

D. It shall be the responsibility of the presiding District Court judge, or any other individual designated by the presiding District Court judge, to coordinate and facilitate communication with those judicial stakeholders, as listed in Paragraph C above, in order to plan and implement any emergency modified court operation plan which is deemed necessary for the continued administration of law and justice, for the benefit of the general public.

CRITICAL

When emergency modified court operations are necessary, the Clerk or a designee must notify court users, legal counsel, interpreters, jurors, and the public about the operations, how court functions will occur, and when normal operations will resume, using a reasonable and necessary information-dissemination method.

G. In the event that any emergency modified court operations are necessary, the Clerk of the District Court, or any person he/she might so designate, shall be responsible for notifying any and all court users, legal counsel, interpreters, and jurors, as well as the general public, concerning the necessity of emergency modified court operations, how any future mission essential or nonessential functions of the Court will occur, and when these are discontinued and normal court operations will resume. This will occur by the use of any postal, internet, telephone, news/media outlet, or any other form of information dissemination which the District Court Clerk deems reasonable and necessary in order to convey this information.

WARNING

At their discretion, District Court judges consult the listed judicial stakeholders when planning and implementing emergency modified court operations.

C. The following list of judicial stakeholders shall be consulted by the District Court judges, at their discretion, when planning and implementing any emergency modified court operations:    1. County attorney;    2. County public defender;    3. Local bar association representatives;    4. District Court clerk;    5. Local county board of commissioners;    6. Courthouse and community law enforcement officials;    7. Courthouse jailer;    8. Judicial staff; and    9. Local Probation Office.

INFOCriminal cases

Attorneys may contact county or district court clerks to request placement on or removal from the court-appointed list.

Attorneys may contact the clerks in each county and district court and may request the clerks thereof to place them on or remove them from the court-appointed list.