Nebraska County Court Judges Hon. Marcela A. Keim (Douglas County Court), Hon. C. Jo Petersen (5th Judicial District County Court), and Hon. Thomas E. Zimmerman and Hon. Laurie J. Yardley (Lancaster County Court) share updates on how their courts are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and best practices in conducting hearings remotely in the Nebraska County Courts, including guidance on handling witnesses and exhibits.
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Nebraska County Court Judges Hon. Marcela A. Keim (Douglas County Court), Hon. C. Jo Petersen (5th Judicial District County Court), and Hon. Thomas E. Zimmerman and Hon. Laurie J. Yardley (Lancaster County Court) share updates on how their courts are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and best practices in conducting hearings remotely in the Nebraska County Courts, including guidance on handling witnesses and exhibits.
Hon. Marcela A. Keim:
- Judgeship:
o 2011 - present
§ Judge of the County Court, 4th Judicial District, Douglas County
o 2016 - present
§ Presiding Judge, 4th Judicial District
- Experience
o 2004 – 2011
§ Omaha City Prosecutor’s Office, assistant city prosecutor, Omaha, NE
o 1999 – 2004
§ Assistant Public Defender, Douglas County, Omaha, NE
o 1998 – 1999
§ Petersen Law Offices, law clerk, Omaha, NE
o 1997 – 1998, Solo Practitioners Office Share, law clerk, Omaha, NE
- Education
o Creighton University School of Law, 1999, Juris Doctorate
o Benedictine College, 1996, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Hon. C. Jo Petersen
- Judgeship
- 2013 – PresentCounty Court Judge, 5th Judicial District; Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward, and York Counties
o 2015, 2016, 2020
§ Presiding Judge, 5th Judicial District
- Experience
o 1985 - 2013
§ President and Attorney, Law Offices of C. Jo Petersen
o 2007 - 2013
§ Deputy County Attorney, Saunders County Attorney’s Office
o 2004 – 2013
§ Deputy County Attorney, Hamilton County Attorney’s Office
o 2007
§ Acting Legal Counsel, Nebraska State Fire Marshal’s Office
o 1996 - 2007 and 1987 – 1990
§ Butler County Attorney’s Office, Deputy County Attorney
o 2000 - 2004 and 1986 – 1990
§ Deputy County Attorney
§ Polk County Attorney’s Office
o 1999 - 2000 and 1986 – 1987
§ Deputy County Attorney
§ Platte County Attorney’s Office
o 1991 – 1999
§ Seward County Attorney
o 1984
§ Law Clerk, Nelson and Harding Law Firm
o 1984
§ Law Clerk, Professor Lyons, UNL College of Law
- Education
o University of Nebraska College of Law, 1984, Juris Doctorat
o University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1982; Dual Matriculate: B.A with Majors in Political Science and English
§ Nebraska Teaching Certificate
Hon. Thomas E. Zimmerman
- Judgeship
o 2015 – present
§ Judge of the County Court, 3rd Judicial District, Lancaster County
o 2020
§ Presiding Judge of the 3rd Judicial District, County Court
- Experience
o 1990 – 2015
§ Jeffrey, Hahn, Hemmerling & Zimmerman, PC, LLO, Lincoln, NE
- Education
o University of Nebraska-College of Law, 1989, Juris Doctorate
o University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1985, Bachelor of Science
Hon. Laurie J. Yardley
- Judgeship
o 1995 – present
§ Judge of the County Court, 3rd Judicial District, Lancaster County
o 1997, 2003, 2010, 2015
§ Presiding Judge of the 3rd Judicial District, Lancaster County
- Experience
o 1983 – 1995
§ Lancaster County Attorney’s Office, county attorney, Lincoln, NE
o 1982 – 1983
§ Lancaster County Attorney’s Office, law clerk, Lincoln, NE
- Education
o University of Nebraska College of Law, 1983, Juris Doctorate
o University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1980, Bachelor of Arts & Science
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