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The Nevada Supreme Court and Court of Appeals courthouse in Las Vegas will be named after Chief Justice James Hardesty. The state Supreme Court issued an order on June 22 outlining the name change.
A ribbon-cutting on March 27, 2017, marked the official opening of the courthouse at 408 E. Clark Ave. The courthouse was completed in just 14 months. Justice James Hardesty, who was credited for directing construction, was given a standing ovation for his work on the project.
Justice Hardesty is recognized for leading positive change in the state’s justice system and has a long list of accomplishments. As a District Court Judge and as a Nevada Supreme Court Justice, he has served on various Supreme Court Commissions including: the Nevada Supreme Court Task Force to create a Business Court in Nevada; the Nevada Supreme Court Task Force studying the Multi-Jurisdictional Practice of Law; the Nevada Supreme Court Commission on Judicial Funding; and the Nevada Supreme Court Committee to Implement Recommendations of the Jury Improvement Commission; and the Commission on Statewide Juvenile Justice Reform. Justice Hardesty currently chairs or co-chairs the Nevada Supreme Court Bench-Bar Committee; the Nevada Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission; the Nevada Supreme Court Permanent Guardianship Commission; the Committee to Study Evidence-Based Pretrial Release; the Commission on Statewide Rules of Criminal Procedure; and the Commission on Preservation, Access, and Sealing of Court Records. He has also chaired the Nevada Legislature’s Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice; and is the chair of the Nevada Sentencing Commission. Justice Hardesty is a past member of the Nevada State-Federal Judicial Council, serving as chairman from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2014 to 2016.
In November 2004, Justice Hardesty was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court. Justice Hardesty previously served as Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court in 2009 and was re-elected to the Court without opposition in 2010. In 2014, he led the Nevada Supreme Court’s educational effort to amend the Nevada Constitution to create a Court of Appeals, which the voters approved in the November election. Nevada’s Court of Appeals commenced on January 5, 2015. Justice Hardesty was born and raised in Reno, Nevada.
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