--- title: "Shellie D. Sabata | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shellie-d-sabata-separate-juvenile-court-judge-nebraska-separate-juvenile-court-ne" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Shellie D. Sabata Nebraska Separate Juvenile Court · Separate Juvenile Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Nebraska Separate Juvenile Court - State: Nebraska - Role: Separate Juvenile Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The Judge of the Separate Juvenile Court for Lancaster County, Nebraska, appointed by Governor J. Peter Ricketts on December 14, 2020 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Hon - Concordia University – Nebraska, Adjunct Professor Seward, NE — 2018-2020 - Lancaster County Attorney’s Office, Deputy County Attorney Lincoln, NE — 1998-2020 - Before becoming a judge, Sabata held the role of Deputy County Attorney for the Lancaster County Attorney’s Office from 1998 to 2020. - Kaplan University (Purdue University Global), Adjunct Professor Lincoln, NE — 2005-2008 - Lancaster County Attorney’s Office, Law Clerk Lincoln, NE — 1997-1998 - She also clerked for the Lancaster County Attorney’s Office (1997–1998) and served as a legal assistant at Pierson, Fitchett, Hunzeker, Blake & Loftis ### Education - Doane College — B.A., public administration, 1995 ### Additional information - She also held adjunct teaching roles at Concordia University–Nebraska (2018–2020) and Kaplan University (2005–2008) - 1993-1995 Pierson, Fitchett, Hunzeker, Blake & Loftis, Legal Assistant Lincoln, NE - Sabata is a member of the Nebraska Bar Association, Lincoln Bar Association, and American Bar Association. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media requests Scope: statewide Nebraska directs media requests to broadcast or photograph court proceedings to the Supreme Court media-coverage rules and published expanded-media-coverage process. Evidence excerpt: Media requests to broadcast or take still photos of court proceedings are governed by Nebraska Supreme Court rule §2-118 [Media Information and Court Coverage Protocol](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/rules/administrative-policies-schedules/media) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### non public areas Scope: statewide Nebraska requires media requests to film or photograph non-public courthouse areas to be submitted to the resident or presiding judge of the Judicial District. Evidence excerpt: Media requests to film or photograph in non-public areas, e.g. private offices or employee work areas not located in public areas must be submitted [Media Information and Court Coverage Protocol](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/rules/administrative-policies-schedules/media) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### trial court expanded coverage Scope: statewide Nebraska permits expanded news media coverage in county and district courtrooms unless the trial-court expanded-coverage rules provide otherwise. Evidence excerpt: Expanded news media coverage shall be permitted in the county and district courtrooms in Nebraska courts [§ 6-2001. Scope; limitations.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-6-trial-courts/article-20-rules-expanded-news-media-coverage-nebraska-trial-courts/%C2%A7-6-2001-scope-limitations) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### juvenile court coverage Scope: statewide Nebraska does not permit expanded news media coverage in actions pending in Nebraska juvenile courts. Evidence excerpt: Expanded news media coverage therefore is not permitted in actions pending in Nebraska’s juvenile courts. [§ 6-2001. Scope; limitations.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-6-trial-courts/article-20-rules-expanded-news-media-coverage-nebraska-trial-courts/%C2%A7-6-2001-scope-limitations) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate media coverage Scope: statewide Nebraska permits broadcasting, televising, recording, and photographing in Supreme Court and Court of Appeals courtroom proceedings under Rule 2-117, subject to stated conditions. Evidence excerpt: broadcasting, televising, recording, and photographing will be permitted in all judicial proceedings in the courtroom during sessions [§ 2-117. Media coverage of proceedings before the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-2-appeals/article-1-nebraska-court-rules-appellate-practice/%C2%A7-2-117-media-coverage-proceedings-nebraska-supreme-court-and-nebraska-court-appeals) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate equipment Scope: statewide Nebraska appellate media equipment quantity and type are subject to Chief Justice discretion, and equipment location is designated by the Chief Justice or Chief Judge. Evidence excerpt: The quantity and types of equipment permitted in the courtroom shall be subject to the discretion of the Chief Justice [§ 2-117. Media coverage of proceedings before the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-2-appeals/article-1-nebraska-court-rules-appellate-practice/%C2%A7-2-117-media-coverage-proceedings-nebraska-supreme-court-and-nebraska-court-appeals) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-shellie-d-sabata) - [Official roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-shellie-d-sabata) - [Nebraska Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/hon-shellie-d-sabata) - [Media Information and Court Coverage Protocol](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/rules/administrative-policies-schedules/media) - [§ 6-2001. Scope; limitations.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-6-trial-courts/article-20-rules-expanded-news-media-coverage-nebraska-trial-courts/%C2%A7-6-2001-scope-limitations) - [§ 2-117. Media coverage of proceedings before the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals.](https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-2-appeals/article-1-nebraska-court-rules-appellate-practice/%C2%A7-2-117-media-coverage-proceedings-nebraska-supreme-court-and-nebraska-court-appeals) - [hon-shellie-d-sabata](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-shellie-d-sabata) - [Official Nebraska current judicial roster](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/directories/separate-juvenile-court-judges) - [hon-shellie-d-sabata](https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/hon-shellie-d-sabata) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shellie-d-sabata-separate-juvenile-court-judge-nebraska-separate-juvenile-court-ne", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shellie-d-sabata-separate-juvenile-court-judge-nebraska-separate-juvenile-court-ne", "name": "Shellie D. 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