The court’s automated case management system may notify a court clerk that a filing has been received from an attorney who does not have an active license to practice law in Nebraska. Upon receipt of this notice, the clerk shall attempt to verify the attorney’s status as active. If the clerk cannot do so, the clerk shall notify the judge assigned to the case. If no judge has been assigned to the case, the clerk shall notify the presiding judge. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-101.
§ 6-1703.Attorneys: Active status verification.
Article 17: Uniform Separate Juvenile Court Rules of Practice and Procedure · Last amended May 8, 2013 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule directs a court clerk who is notified that a filing came from an attorney without an active Nebraska law license to try to verify the attorney’s status, and if that cannot be confirmed, to alert the assigned judge or the presiding judge.
Full Text of § 6-1703
Amendment History
§ 6-1703 adopted May 8, 2013.
Plain-English Summary
Nebraska’s automated case management system can flag a filing that came from an attorney whose license to practice does not show as active. Section 6-1703 tells the clerk what to do with that flag. First, the clerk tries to verify the attorney’s status directly. If verification is not possible, the clerk escalates: notify the judge assigned to the case, or, if no judge has been assigned yet, notify the presiding judge instead.
The rule keeps the clerk’s role limited to checking and reporting rather than making a legal determination. It is the judge, not the clerk, who decides what to do once notified that a filing attorney’s active status could not be confirmed — the underlying licensing requirement itself comes from Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-101, which this rule cross-references rather than restates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What triggers the process under this rule?
A notification from the court’s automated case management system that a filing was received from an attorney who does not have an active license to practice law in Nebraska.
What does the clerk do first after getting that notice?
The clerk attempts to verify the attorney’s status as active.
What happens if the clerk cannot confirm the attorney’s status?
The clerk notifies the judge assigned to the case, or, if no judge has been assigned, the presiding judge.
Does this rule say what the judge must do once notified?
No. The rule addresses the clerk’s verification and notification duties; it does not prescribe what action the judge takes after being notified.
Where does the underlying requirement for an active law license come from?
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-101, which the rule references rather than restates.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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