Appointment of Juvenile Court Judicial Hearing Officers

(A) At a minimum, to be qualified for appointment as a Judicial Hearing Officer, a person shall: (1) Be an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in the State of Nebraska for a minimum of five (5) years; (2) Be an attorney who has practiced before the juvenile court for a minimum of four (4) years; (3) Be willing to submit to personal background checks, which would include criminal history background checks, a search of the Central Registry, and a search of Sex Offender Registr(ies), and be willing to submit a Waiver of Confidentiality, a Fair Credit Reporting Act Disclosure Statement, and other similar requirements as part of the application process; (4) Continue to abide by the Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct and also abide by the Nebraska Revised Code of Judicial Conduct; and (5) Be administered oaths by any judge of the State of Nebraska consistent with Neb. Const. art. XV, § 1 , and with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-230 . (B) A Judicial Hearing Officer may be removed at any time by the Supreme Court. (C) The appointment of a Judicial Hearing Officer shall be appointed by written order.