In Re Interest of Chad S.

NATURE OF CASE

This action was brought by the State of Nebraska in the separate juvenile court of Lancaster County, wherein the trial court found that Chad S. was a person as defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(1) (Reissue 1998), a juvenile who has committed an act other than a traffic offense which constitutes a misdemeanor and infraction under the laws of this state.

This appeal does not involve the trial court’s finding as to Chad’s status under § 43-247. The only issue is Chad’s motion for the trial judge to recuse herself, claiming an improper ex parte conversation between the trial judge…