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4th Judicial District Court of Nebraska
Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street, 5th Floor
Omaha, NE 68183
(402) 444-7004
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Adult Drug Court Graduation The Douglas County District Court Drug Court is pleased to announce the sixty-fifth [65th] graduation ceremony for participants in the Drug Court’s “Post-Plea Track,” in which the two, previously separate tracks, Track One and Track Two, have recently been combined. The graduation ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 2:00 P.M. in the Legislative Chamber of the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Thirty-seven (37) participants will be recognized for their successful completion of the program’s stringent requirements, which include sustained abstinence from the use of controlled substances and alcohol; satisfactory participation in a substance-abuse treatment program; completion of educational and employment objectives established by the Drug Court’s clinical staff; and frequent performance reviews conducted by the Drug Court judges, District Judges Gary B. Randall, Gregory M. Schatz, W. Mark Ashford, and Thomas A. Otepka. This ceremony will bring to one thousand two hundred seventy-one (1,271) the number of participants who have graduated from the Drug Court’s “Post-Plea Track.” Please click on the above link for more detailed information.Posted on 6-19-2009 Judges Jury Instructions (for Court Personnel Use Only)
Introduction
The Fourth Judicial District Court of Nebraska is
a trial court of general jurisdiction serving Douglas County, which
includes the city of Omaha, in eastern Nebraska. With an estimated
population of over 480,000 residents, the sixteen judges of the Fourth
Judicial District Court serve the largest judicial district in Nebraska.
As a district
court in Nebraska, the Fourth Judicial District Court has general,
original and appellate jurisdiction in all matters, both civil and
criminal, except where otherwise provided. Among the case types the
district court hears are domestic relations cases, paternity cases,
and primarily all felony criminal, equity and civil cases involving
more than $51,000. The district court also functions as an appellate
court in deciding appeals from certain county court case types and
various administrative agencies.
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