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Episode 35: Jamie Kirschbaum
Jul 18, 2025·23m - 2
Episode 34: DUI Court Success with Mark VanWinkle and Trooper Benjamin Nguyen
Jan 21, 2025·26m - 3
Episode 33: Young Adult Court Success Story
May 9, 2024·18m - 4
Episode 32: Trial Court Week in Nebraska
Mar 22, 2024·13m - 5
Episode 30: Path to Probation Work with James Schulte
Jul 20, 2023·26m - 6
Episode 31: Probation Week with Stacy Strohmyer and Danelle Reed
Hidden gemDanelle Reed says the Robert F. Kennedy Foundation work has led to "a complete overhaul" of juvenile probation in Lancaster County.
Jul 20, 2023·18m·1 clip - 7
Episode 29: Problem-Solving Court Success
May 5, 2023·27m - 8
Episode 28: Nebraska Trial Court Week
Mar 17, 2023·20m - 9
Episode 27: State of the Judiciary, 2023
Mar 6, 2023·27m - 10
Episode 26: Chief Justice's Summer Tour, 2022
Sep 27, 2022·16m - 11
Episode 25: Probation Week 2022
Jul 27, 2022·22m - 12
Episode 24: Nebraska Probation Week 2022
Jul 14, 2022·6m - 13
Episode 23: Problem-Solving Courts with Payton Hogan
Hidden gemYour Nebraska Judicial Branch host Gene Cotter interviews Peyton Hogan, an Omaha mental-health professional who entered drug court at 18 while facing 10 to 15 years in prison.
May 11, 2022·27m·1 clip - 14
Episode 22: Nebraska Trial Court Week
Mar 24, 2022·14m - 15
Episode 21: Trial Courts with Sara Fowler and Troy Hawk
Mar 23, 2022·19m - 16
Episode 20: Damon Strong, Chief Probation Officer, Douglas County
Feb 25, 2022·16m - 17
Episode 19: State of the Judiciary, 2022
Jan 26, 2022·29m - 18
Episode 18: Consortium of Tribal, State, and Federal Courts with Misty Flowers and Jill Holt
Hidden gemGene Cotter interviews Misty Thomas Flowers and Jill Holt of the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition about the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978, and Nebraska’s amended 2015 law.
Nov 19, 2021·20m·1 clip - 19
Episode 17: Mental Health and Peer Support with Melissa Koch
Oct 9, 2021·15m - 20
Episode 16: Court Improvement Project with Deb VanDyke-Ries
Hidden gemGene Cotter interviews Deb Van Dyke-Reese, Director of Nebraska's Court Improvement Project, about improving child welfare and juvenile justice processes for children and families.
Aug 27, 2021·22m·1 clip - 21
Episode 15: Probation Programs & Services with Bob Denton
Hidden gemBob Denton, Deputy Administrator for Nebraska’s Programs and Services division, explains how probation supports approximately 14,000 adults and 2,000 juveniles across 93 counties.
Jul 23, 2021·24m·1 clip - 22
Episode 14: Celebrating Probation Week with Latasha Ramirez - Probation Success Story
Jul 18, 2021·18m - 23
Ep. 13: 10 Years of Juvenile Alternatives to Detention in Nebraska
Jun 24, 2021·21m - 24
Episode 12: Josh Fouts - Successful Problem-Solving Court Participant
Jun 1, 2021·21m - 25
Episode 11: Problem-Solving Courts with Adam Jorgensen
May 20, 2021·15m - 26
Episode 10: Chief Justice Michael Heavican
Mar 9, 2021·18m - 27
Episode 9: State Court Administrator Corey Steel
Jan 10, 2021·16m - 28
Episode 8: Language Access with Jennifer Verhein
Oct 31, 2020·14m - 29
Episode 7: Office of Public Guardian with Michelle Chaffee
Oct 11, 2020·18m - 30
Episode 6: JDAI with Monica Miles-Steffens
Sep 27, 2020·17m - 31
Episode 5: Juvenile Probation Services with Jeanne Brandner
Sep 13, 2020·18m - 32
Episode 4: Restorative Justice with Kelly Riley
Sep 6, 2020·10m - 33
Episode 3: Office of Dispute Resolution with Kelly Riley
Aug 24, 2020·12m - 34
Episode 2: An Interview with Successful Post-Release Supervision Client Rhonda Nygaard
An interview with a former inmate sharing her journey through addiction, incarceration, and post-release supervision.
Jul 28, 2020·24m - 35
Episode 1: An Interview with State Probation Administrator Deborah Minardi
Jul 20, 2020·12m