All training materials, sessions, and information mandated by this rule shall be compiled and updated by the Office of Judicial Branch Education with approval by the Nebraska Supreme Court for use by the individual courts under the direction of the Office of Judicial Branch Education.
§ 6-902.Office of Judicial Branch Education; provide training.
Article 9: Jury or Juror Assistants Training · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule assigns the Office of Judicial Branch Education, with Nebraska Supreme Court approval, responsibility for compiling and updating the juror-contact training materials that § 6-901 requires court staff and volunteers to complete, and directs individual courts to use those materials under the Office’s direction.
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Section 6-901 creates the training requirement; § 6-902 says who builds the training itself. All of the materials, sessions, and information the rule requires are compiled and updated by the Office of Judicial Branch Education, subject to approval by the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Centralizing that responsibility in one office, rather than leaving each court to design its own juror-contact training, keeps the content consistent statewide — a bailiff in one county and a court reporter in another are learning the same standards for protecting juror confidentiality and independence. Individual courts use the materials the Office of Judicial Branch Education provides, and they do so under that Office’s direction rather than adapting the content on their own.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who writes the juror-contact training that court staff must take?
The Office of Judicial Branch Education compiles and updates the training materials and sessions, with approval from the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Can an individual county court create its own version of the training?
The rule directs individual courts to use the materials provided by the Office of Judicial Branch Education under that Office’s direction, rather than developing separate training on their own.
Does the Nebraska Supreme Court have to sign off on the training content?
Yes. The Office of Judicial Branch Education’s training materials require Supreme Court approval.
Why centralize juror-contact training instead of letting each court handle it locally?
Centralizing the content keeps the standards consistent across every Nebraska court, so court staff statewide are trained to the same expectations for handling jurors and juries.
What rule creates the underlying obligation to complete this training?
Section 6-901, which requires court employees and volunteers with juror contact to complete the training this section produces.
Source & verification. Section text is
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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