Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Platte County District Judge Jason Bergevin to the State Supreme Court on Thursday, ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen tapped a longtime Department of Labor attorney to serve as the agency's interim commissioner Tuesday ...

Gov. Jim Pillen appointed a judge as an associate justice to the Nebraska Supreme Court representing the Fifth Judicial District.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen tabbed a longtime Department of Labor attorney to serve as the agency's interim commissioner Tuesday ...

Governor Jim Pillen announced Thursday the appointment of the Honorable Jason M. Bergevin of Columbus as an associate justice ...

Nebraska First Lady Suzanne Pillen, left, and Gov. Jim Pillen pose on Friday before leaving the Nebraska Medical Center.

Gov. Jim Pillen has selected a district judge from his hometown of Columbus as the next associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Platte County District Judge Jason ...

Nebraska First Lady Suzanne Pillen, left, and Gov. Jim Pillen pose on Friday before leaving the Nebraska Medical Center. (Courtesy of Taylor Wilson of Nebraska Medicine) OMAHA — Nebraska Gov.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was released from the hospital Friday after spending five nights at the Nebraska Medical Center for treatment of injuries sustained in a horse-riding accident.

After being discharged from the hospital, he will need to take it easy recovering at home, but doctors said he should be able to attend the first day of the new legislative session.