Within three days after entry of any judgment, the clerk of the county court shall send notice of the judgment by first-class United States mail to each party's attorney or attorneys of record or, if none, to an individual defendant at his or her usual place of residence, if known, and to a defendant not an individual to any proper recipient of summons for that party as designated by law.
§ 25-2719.Judgments; notice; to whom sent.
Article 27: County Court Rules of Procedure and Probate Practice · Last amended 1999 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires the county court clerk to mail notice of any judgment within three days after it is entered, sending it to each party’s attorney of record or, absent an attorney, to the individual defendant’s residence or to the statutory recipient of summons for a defendant that is not an individual.
Full Text of § 25-2719
Source
Laws 1976, LB 425, § 2; Laws 1984, LB 13, § 30; R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-585.01; Laws 1999, LB 43, § 14.
Plain-English Summary
A judgment does a party little good if no one tells them it happened. Section 25-2719 puts that duty squarely on the clerk of the county court: within three days after any judgment is entered, the clerk must send notice of it by first-class United States mail.
The section is specific about where that notice goes. If a party has an attorney of record, notice goes to the attorney. If a defendant has no attorney and is an individual, notice goes to that person’s usual place of residence, if known. If the defendant is not an individual — a corporation or other entity — notice goes to whoever is designated by law as the proper recipient of a summons for that kind of party.
Because later deadlines, including the time to appeal under section 25-2729, run from entry of the judgment rather than from receipt of this notice, prompt mailing matters. The three-day mailing requirement gives a party still relying on notice from the court a real chance to learn about the judgment while time to act on it remains.
Frequently Asked Questions
How soon must the county court clerk send notice of a judgment?
Within three days after the judgment is entered.
Who receives the notice if a party has a lawyer?
The party’s attorney or attorneys of record receive the notice rather than the party directly.
What if an individual defendant has no attorney?
Notice goes by first-class mail to that defendant’s usual place of residence, if the clerk knows it.
What if the defendant is a business or other entity rather than a person?
Notice goes to whoever is designated by law as the proper recipient of a summons for that type of defendant.
Does the time to appeal run from this notice or from the judgment itself?
Under section 25-2729, the time to appeal runs from entry of the judgment or final order, not from the date the clerk mails this notice.
What method of delivery does this section require?
First-class United States mail.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: county court judgment notice nebraskaclerk mail judgment three daysnotice of judgment to attorneyhow defendant learns of judgmentfirst class mail court noticejudgment notice requirements county court