§ 25-2209.Clerk of district court; required records enumerated.
Article 22: Process, Court Records, and Ministerial Officers · Last amended 2018 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lists the specific records a district court clerk must keep on the court’s electronic case management system — the register of actions, trial docket, judge’s docket notes, financial record, general index, judgment index, and case file — and defines each of those terms.
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(1) The clerk of the district court shall keep records, to be maintained on the court's electronic case management system, called the register of actions, the trial docket, the judge's docket notes, the financial record, the general index, the judgment index, and the case file. Retention and disposition of the records shall be determined by the State Records Administrator pursuant to the Records Management Act.
(2) The case file, numbered in chronological order, shall contain the complaint or petition and subsequent pleadings in the case file. The case file may be maintained as an electronic document through the court's electronic case management system, on microfilm, or in a paper volume and disposed of when determined by the State Records Administrator pursuant to the Records Management Act.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(a) Financial record means the financial accounting of the court, including the recording of all money receipted and disbursed by the court and the receipts and disbursements of all money held as an investment;
(b) General index means the alphabetical listing of the names of the parties to the suit, both direct and inverse, with the case number where all proceedings in such action may be found;
(c) Judge's docket notes means the notations of the judge detailing the actions in a court proceeding and the entering of orders and judgments;
(d) Judgment index means the alphabetical listing of all judgment debtors and judgment creditors;
(e) Register of actions means the official court record and summary of the case; and
(f) Trial docket means a list of pending cases as provided in section 25-2211.
Section 25-2209 names, one by one, the records a district court clerk must maintain: the register of actions, the trial docket, the judge’s docket notes, the financial record, the general index, the judgment index, and the case file. All of these are kept on the court’s electronic case management system, with retention and disposition determined by the State Records Administrator under the Records Management Act.
The case file gets its own rule within the section: it is numbered in chronological order and contains the complaint or petition along with the pleadings that follow, and it may exist as an electronic document, on microfilm, or in a paper volume, disposed of on the schedule the State Records Administrator sets.
The remaining terms get precise definitions. The financial record covers the court’s accounting of money it receives and pays out, including money it holds as an investment. The general index is the alphabetical listing of parties’ names, direct and inverse, tied to case numbers. The judge’s docket notes capture a judge’s own notations on actions taken and orders or judgments entered. The judgment index alphabetically lists judgment debtors and creditors. The register of actions is the official record and summary of the case. And the trial docket is the list of pending cases addressed in section 25-2211.
Frequently Asked Questions
What records must a district court clerk keep under this section?
The register of actions, the trial docket, the judge’s docket notes, the financial record, the general index, the judgment index, and the case file.
What goes into the case file specifically?
The complaint or petition and the pleadings that follow in the case, numbered in chronological order, and kept electronically, on microfilm, or in a paper volume.
What is the “general index”?
The alphabetical listing of the names of the parties to a suit, both direct and inverse, along with the case number where the proceedings can be found.
What is the “judgment index”?
The alphabetical listing of all judgment debtors and judgment creditors.
Are these records kept electronically?
Yes. Section 25-2209 directs that they be maintained on the court’s electronic case management system.
Who decides how long these records are retained?
The State Records Administrator, under the Records Management Act, determines retention and disposition.
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Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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