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NE Code § 24-204.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-204.01 - Original jurisdiction; issue of constitutionality of acts of Legislature; attorney fees; costs; payment.

24-204.01.  Original jurisdiction; issue of constitutionality of acts of Legislature; attorney fees; costs; payment.When an original action is instituted in the Supreme Court by or against the state, or any office, department, or officer thereof, involving the constitutionality of any act of the Legislature no matter when such act was passed, attorney fees and costs may be allowed if any of the following conditions set forth in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this section are found to exist:(1)(a) The action challenges the constitutionality of an act which the Attorney General has previously ruled constitutional or unconstitutional or as to which he has made no ruling, or (b) the action supports the constitutionality of an act which the Attorney General has previously ruled unconstitutional;(2) The action is pending or commenced while the Legislature is in session; or(3) The action is brought by a real party in interest and raises a justiciable issue or issues.No such payment shall be made until approval thereof shall have been given by the Legislature by resolution adopted by a majority vote of its members.The Supreme Court, upon finding that the conditions set forth in this section exist, shall allow reasonable attorney fees and costs in such amounts and for such parties as the court shall determine. Such fees and costs shall be taxed to the Attorney General and paid out of such appropriation as the Legislature shall make for that purpose.Source  Laws 1967, c. 135, § 1, p. 420.
NE Code § 24-205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-205 - Supreme Court Education Fund; created; use; investment.

24-205.  Supreme Court Education Fund; created; use; investment.The Supreme Court Education Fund is created. The State Court Administrator shall administer the fund. The fund shall consist of money remitted pursuant to section 33-154. The fund shall only be used to aid in supporting the mandatory training and education program for judges and employees of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, separate juvenile courts, county courts, and Nebraska Probation System as enacted by rule of the Supreme Court.On July 1, 2014, or as soon thereafter as administratively possible, the State Treasurer shall transfer one hundred nine thousand three hundred eighty-three dollars from the Supreme Court Education Fund to the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges as an offset to the increase in the state's contribution to the Nebraska Judges Retirement System.Any money in the Supreme Court Education Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source  Laws 2003, LB 760, § 1;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 9;  Laws 2011, LB378, § 16;  Laws 2014, LB906, § 13. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 24-205.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-205.01 - Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee; powers.

24-205.01.  Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee; powers.(1) The Supreme Court may appoint a Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee.(2) The Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee may:(a) Develop for review by the Supreme Court standards and rules and regulations addressing such issues as the criteria for mandatory education for judges, criteria for approval of qualified activities, reporting requirements, sanctions for noncompliance, exemptions, and confidentiality of records;(b) Develop for review by the Supreme Court standards and policies for education and training of all nonjudge judicial branch employees, including criteria for approval of qualified activities, reporting requirements, sanctions for noncompliance, and exemptions;(c) Make recommendations to the State Court Administrator regarding budget requests and pursue grant funding;(d) Develop for review by the Supreme Court policies regarding funding for travel and other related educational expenses for all employees for both instate and out-of-state travel; and(e) Participate in additional activities as assigned by the Supreme Court in order to promote excellence in the administration of justice through quality education.Source Laws 2003, LB 760, § 2. Annotations Under subsection (1) of section 84-712.01, the Judicial Branch Education advisory committee's unwritten policy of keeping its records confidential did not, in light of this section, governing the committee's power to develop standards and policies for review by the Nebraska Supreme Court, render such records confidential under the statutory exception to the public records laws for records not to be made public according to section 84-712.01, although subdivision (2)(a) of this section contemplated promulgation of rules regarding the confidentiality of Judicial Branch Education records, where no such rules had been adopted by the Nebraska Supreme Court. State ex rel. Veskrna v. Steel, 296 Neb. 581, 894 N.W.2d 788 (2017).
NE Code § 24-206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-206 - Terms of court, special.

24-206.  Terms of court, special.The judges of the Supreme Court, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to appoint and hold a special term of said court at such time as they may designate, for disposing of the unfinished business of any general term of said court, and may appoint one special term of said court in any one year for general or special purposes.Source   Laws 1879, § 15, p. 84;   R.S.1913, § 1142;   C.S.1922, § 1071;   C.S.1929, § 27-206;   R.S.1943, § 24-206.
NE Code § 24-208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-208 - Opinions; when filed.

24-208.  Opinions; when filed.The court shall cause to be reported with as much brevity as practicable each of its decisions which reverses or modifies the judgment of the district court, and also each other decision, whether made in disposing of a motion or otherwise, which determines or modifies any theretofore unsettled or new and important question of law, or that gives construction to any provision of the Constitution or of a statute not before construed, together with such other of its decisions as are deemed to be of interest or importance.Source   Laws 1879, § 18, p. 85;   R.S.1913, § 1145;   Laws 1915, c. 21, § 1, p. 82;   C.S.1922, § 1074;   C.S.1929, § 27-208;   R.S.1943, § 24-208. Annotations Opinions of appellate courts are entitled to consideration in determining the effect of their mandates. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. Gillan, 70 F.Supp. 640 (D. Neb. 1945).
NE Code § 24-211 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-211 - Clerk and reporter; salaries; how fixed; duties.

24-211.  Clerk and reporter; salaries; how fixed; duties.(1) The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall keep his or her office at the State Capitol, be the custodian of the seal of the court, perform the duties devolving upon him or her by law, and be subject to the orders of the court. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the Supreme Court.(2) The Reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals shall keep his or her office at the State Capitol, perform the duties devolving upon him or her by law, and be subject to the orders of the court. The Reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the Supreme Court.Source   Laws 1879, § 17, p. 85;   R.S.1913, § 1144;   Laws 1921, c. 103, § 1, p. 373;   C.S.1922, § 1073;   C.S.1929, § 27-211;   R.S.1943, § 24-211;   Laws 1955, c. 78, § 1, p. 233;   Laws 1965, c. 109, § 1, p. 433;   Laws 1991, LB 732, § 34;   Laws 1995, LB 271, § 3.  Cross References   Clerk:   Amercement for neglect of duty, see section 25-1546.  Deputy, appointment, see section 24-401.  General duties, see sections 25-2204 to 25-2214.  Not to practice as an attorney, see section 7-111.  Oaths and affirmations, power to administer, see section 24-1002.  Serves as State Librarian, see section 51-102. Annotations  Under former law, since office of clerk is constitutional office, specific appropriation of payment of salary is unnecessary. Weston v. Herdman, 64 Neb. 24, 89 N.W. 384 (1902). Salary provided is exclusive mode of compensation. In re Brown, 15 Neb. 688, 50 N.W. 273 (1884).
NE Code § 24-212 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-212 - Nebraska Reports; Nebraska Appellate Reports; preparation and publication; copyright; disposition; annotations.

24-212.  Nebraska Reports; Nebraska Appellate Reports; preparation and publication; copyright; disposition; annotations.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, it shall be the duty of the Reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to prepare the opinions of the courts for publication in advance pamphlet form as fast as they are delivered to him or her, and when sufficient material is accumulated to form a volume of not less than nine hundred pages, he or she shall cause the same to be printed and bound in a permanent manner. The reporter shall also determine, based on the number of current subscribers and the provisions of section 24-209, the number of copies in print format for each publication of advance pamphlets and bound volumes. Payments for such publications shall be made from the Supreme Court Reports Cash Fund. The copyright of each volume shall be entered by the reporter for the benefit of the state, and all papers relating thereto shall be filed and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. The titles of the volumes shall be the Nebraska Reports and the Nebraska Appellate Reports which with the number of the volume shall be printed on the back of each volume, and the reports of every case should show the name of the judge writing the opinion, the names of the judges concurring therein, and the names of the judges, if any, dissenting from the opinion. The reporter shall also edit and arrange for publication in the statutes of Nebraska, at such times as the Revisor of Statutes may request, annotations of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Nebraska and the decisions of the Court of Appeals designated for permanent publication and transmit them to the Revisor of Statutes.(2) In the alternative or in addition to subsection (1) of this section, the opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals may be published in electronic format in the manner and under such title designated by the Supreme Court.Source   Laws 1879, § 19, p. 85;   Laws 1901, c. 24, § 1, p. 329;   R.S.1913, § 1146;   C.S.1922, § 1075;   Laws 1929, c. 84, § 1, p. 334;   C.S.1929, § 27-212;   R.S.1943, § 24-212;   Laws 1967, c. 328, § 1, p. 868;   Laws 1979, LB 377, § 2;   Laws 1984, LB 848, § 2;   Laws 1994, LB 1244, § 1;   Laws 1995, LB 271, § 4;  Laws 2015, LB301, § 3.  Annotations  Reporter should cooperate in letting printing contract with other state agencies authorized to act. Traphagen v. Lindsay, 95 Neb. 823, 146 N.W. 1026 (1914). It is the duty of reporter to publish at lowest reasonable cost. In re Brown, 15 Neb. 688, 50 N.W. 273 (1884).
NE Code § 24-214 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-214 - Fee book; entries; duty of clerk.

24-214.  Fee book; entries; duty of clerk.The Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska shall keep a book, which shall be provided by the state, and which shall be known as the Fee Book of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, and shall be a part of the records of said office, and in which shall be entered every item of fees collected by him, showing in separate columns the name of the party from whom received, the time of receiving the same, the amount received and for what service the same was charged.Source   Laws 1909, c. 39, § 1, p. 223;   R.S.1913, § 1150;   Laws 1921, c. 213, § 2, p. 753;   C.S.1922, § 1079;   C.S.1929, § 27-214;   R.S.1943, § 24-214.
NE Code § 24-215 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-215 - Fees; quarterly payment into General Fund; transcripts for Supreme Court of United States; powers and duties of clerk.

24-215.  Fees; quarterly payment into General Fund; transcripts for Supreme Court of United States; powers and duties of clerk.The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall, on the first day in January, April, July, and October of each year, pay into the General Fund of the state treasury all fees of every nature and description received by him or her during the preceding three months; and the State Treasurer shall issue his or her receipt for such fees. If the clerk shall find it necessary to procure additional clerical help in preparing transcripts for use in the Supreme Court of the United States, he or she is authorized to pay for such additional help out of the fees collected for preparing such transcripts, taking proper receipts therefor; and he or she shall account for the balance of such fees as hereinbefore provided.Source   Laws 1909, c. 39, § 2, p. 224;   R.S.1913, § 1151;   Laws 1921, c. 213, § 3, p. 753;   C.S.1922, § 1080;   C.S.1929, § 27-215;   R.S.1943, § 24-215;   Laws 1981, LB 545, § 5.
NE Code § 24-216 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-216 - Fees; neglect or fraud in report; penalty.

24-216.  Fees; neglect or fraud in report; penalty.If the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall omit to comply with the provisions of sections 24-214 and 24-215, or shall fail or neglect to keep a correct account of the fees by him received, or shall fail or neglect to make a report to the Governor of the state as herein provided by law, with intent to evade the provisions of said sections, he shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor. If he shall intentionally make a false report under oath, he shall be guilty of perjury and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in section 28-915.Source   Laws 1909, c. 39, § 3, p. 224;   R.S.1913, § 1152;   Laws 1921, c. 213, § 4, p. 754;   C.S.1922, § 1081;   C.S.1929, § 27-216;   R.S.1943, § 24-216;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 99;   Laws 1978, LB 748, § 3.
NE Code § 24-217 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-217 - Supreme Court; bailiffs.

24-217.  Supreme Court; bailiffs.The court may also appoint not to exceed two bailiffs, who shall have power to serve any process issuing out of said court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction, and shall receive for such services the same fees as sheriffs for similar services.Source   Laws 1879, § 22, p. 87;   R.S.1913, § 1149;   Laws 1919, c. 13, § 1, p. 73;   Laws 1921, c. 213, § 1-A, p. 753;   C.S.1922, § 1078;   C.S.1929, § 27-230;   R.S.1943, § 24-217. Cross References  For fees of sheriff, see section 33-117.
NE Code § 24-218 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-218 - Chief Justice; purchase liability insurance; for whom.

24-218.  Chief Justice; purchase liability insurance; for whom.The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or the State Court Administrator acting on his or her behalf, shall have the authority to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any judge, officer, or employee of any court in this state against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the state would have the power to indemnify the individual against such liability under any other provision of law.Source  Laws 1981, LB 472, § 2.
NE Code § 24-219 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-219 - Supreme Court; answer questions of law; when.

24-219.  Supreme Court; answer questions of law; when.The Supreme Court may answer questions of law certified to it by the Supreme Court of the United States, a Court of Appeals of the United States, or a United States District Court, when requested by the certifying court, if there are involved in any proceeding before it questions of law of this state which may be determinative of the cause then pending in the certifying court as to which it appears to the certifying court there is no controlling precedent in the decisions of the Supreme Court of this state. Such request shall not obligate the Supreme Court to accept such request for certification and the Supreme Court may, in its absolute discretion, accept or reject such request for certification as it shall in each case determine.Source  Laws 1982, LB 724, § 1. Annotations  Under this section, the Nebraska Supreme Court is limited to answering questions of law which have been certified to it by a federal court. Givens v. Anchor Packing, 237 Neb. 565, 466 N.W.2d 771 (1991). Fact that district court did not certify to state Supreme Court question of whether state tolls, during plaintiff's infancy, running of ten-year statute of limitations provided for medical malpractice actions did not bar court of appeals from utilizing certification procedure, especially where certification procedure was not available to district court at time it considered statute of limitations issue. Hatfield v. Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hosp., 701 F.2d 1266 (8th Cir. 1983).
NE Code § 24-220 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-220 - Certification request; how invoked.

24-220.  Certification request; how invoked.Sections 24-219 to 24-225 may be invoked by a written request of any of the courts referred to in section 24-219 upon such court's own motion, or upon the motion to that court of any attorney involved.Source  Laws 1982, LB 724, § 2.
NE Code § 24-221 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-221 - Certification request; contents.

24-221.  Certification request; contents.A certification request shall set forth (1) the questions of law to be answered and (2) a statement of all facts relevant to the questions certified and showing fully the nature of the controversy in which the questions arose.Source  Laws 1982, LB 724, § 3. Annotations The Nebraska Supreme Court will not accept a federal district court's certified question from an action challenging a city ordinance when the question fails to specify the nature of the plaintiffs' challenge to the ordinance on state law grounds and fails to identify any state statutes or state constitutional provisions that were allegedly violated. Keller v. City of Fremont, 280 Neb. 788, 790 N.W.2d 711 (2010).
NE Code § 24-222 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-222 - Certification request; requirements; acceptance.

24-222.  Certification request; requirements; acceptance.The certification request shall be prepared by the certifying court, signed by the judge presiding at the hearing, and forwarded to the Supreme Court by the clerk of the certifying court under its official seal. The Supreme Court may require the original or copies of all or any portion of the record before the certifying court to be filed with the certification order if, in the opinion of the Supreme Court, the record or portion thereof may be necessary in answering the questions. The Supreme Court shall determine whether to accept the certification request within sixty days following receipt by the court of the request. If the court fails to act on the request within sixty days of receipt, the request shall be deemed rejected.Source  Laws 1982, LB 724, § 4.
NE Code § 24-223 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-223 - Certification request; fees and costs.

24-223.  Certification request; fees and costs.Fees and costs shall be the same as in civil appeals docketed with the Supreme Court.Source  Laws 1982, LB 724, § 5. Cross References  Docket fees, see sections 33-103, 33-103.01, 33-107.01, and 33-107.03.
NE Code § 24-224 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-224 - Certification request; Supreme Court; duties.

24-224.  Certification request; Supreme Court; duties.If a certification request made pursuant to section 24-222 is accepted by the Supreme Court, it shall promptly notify the requesting court in writing of such fact and the proceedings shall thereafter be as provided by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall provide an expedited briefing and hearing process so that resolution of the accepted question may be promptly determined and justice not delayed.Source  Laws 1982, LB 724, § 6.
NE Code § 24-225 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-225 - Certification request; Supreme Court opinion; delivery.

24-225.  Certification request; Supreme Court opinion; delivery.The written opinion of the Supreme Court stating the law governing the questions certified shall be sent by the clerk under the seal of the Supreme Court to the certifying court and to the parties.Source  Laws 1982, LB 724, § 7.
NE Code § 24-226 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-226 - Use of electronic research capabilities; authorized; payment.

24-226.  Use of electronic research capabilities; authorized; payment.The Supreme Court may authorize, for judges of the district court and judges of the county court, the use of electronic research capabilities available on the state computer network. All costs and expenses related to such use shall be paid by the Supreme Court.Source  Laws 1992, LB 1059, § 1.
NE Code § 24-227.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-227.01 - Supreme Court Automation Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

24-227.01.  Supreme Court Automation Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Supreme Court Automation Cash Fund is created. The State Court Administrator shall administer the fund. The fund shall only be used to support automation expenses of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, separate juvenile courts, county courts, and Nebraska Probation System from the computer automation budget program.On July 1, 2014, or as soon thereafter as administratively possible, the State Treasurer shall transfer six hundred thousand dollars from the Supreme Court Automation Cash Fund to the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges as an offset to the increase in the state's contribution to the Nebraska Judges Retirement System.Any money in the Supreme Court Automation Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source  Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 13, § 1;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 10;  Laws 2011, LB378, § 17;  Laws 2014, LB906, § 14. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 24-228 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-228 - Assumption of district court expenses; when.

24-228.  Assumption of district court expenses; when.The Supreme Court shall assume as expenses the cost of word processing and data processing hardware and software involved in the operation of the district courts if those costs are for services provided on equipment owned by the State of Nebraska and the services have been approved by the State Court Administrator.Source   Laws 1993, LB 832, § 3;   Laws 1997, LB 216, § 1.