Judge Elissa Cadish to be honored with Liberty Bell Award for community work and educating youth on justice
District Court Judge Elissa Cadish will be honored with the Clark County Law Foundation Liberty Bell Award on Saturday, April 30, at 11 a.m., at the Las Vegas replica of the Liberty Bell (located at the corner of Fourth St. and Lewis Ave.) at Centennial [...]
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The push is on to be prepared for trial
The Family Court caseload has a significant volume of propria persona (pro per) cases. That volume presents challenges. Steps have been taken to help those who represent themselves with resources through the Family Law Self-Help Center and website http://www.familylawselfhelpcenter.org.The push is also on to get [...]
April is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month and a great time to consider volunteering as a CASA Volunteer
Children who are in foster care face daunting challenges. They are generally traumatized by abuse and neglect and have to face their day-to-day lives with constant uncertainty. A Light of Hope Ceremony was held at the Eighth Judicial District Family Court to illuminate the need for volunteers [...]
Lawyers To Take On Doctors On The Tennis Court To Benefit At-Risk Kids
Starting Monday evening on April 25, hundreds of lawyers, doctors, judges and others will compete in both adult and junior singles, doubles and mixed doubles tennis draws, with the finals matches being held on Sunday, May 1 to see who is king of the court. All [...]
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Contest calls for students to make a case for 50-year-old Miranda Decision
Today is the last day to enter this contest!The United States Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona turns 50 this year. The Ninth Circuit has come up with a great way to mark that exceptional decision: a contest with a cash prize. The Ninth Circuit has announced [...]
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Before a District Court judge A-TECH seniors to try case of a party train gone bad
Senior students from the Advanced Technologies Academy (A-TECH) will do a mock trial before Eighth Judicial District Court Judge Joanna Kishner on Apr. 20 at 9 a.m. at the Eighth Judicial District Court, in the Regional Justice Center, Courtroom 12B. The case that centers around [...]
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Civil Bench Bar today at noon – Hot topics on agenda
The Civil Bench Bar meeting is today at noonThe agenda includes a review of the Nevada Supreme Court Civil Decisions from March:Tom v. Innovative Home Systems, LLC, 132 Nev.Ad.Op. 15 (March 10, 2016)(Appeals Ct.; 2-1)Hairr v. District Court, 132 Nev.Ad.Op. 16 (March 10, 2016)(3-0)Rish v. Simao, 132 [...]
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Light Of Hope Ceremony to be held to ignite interest in helping abused and neglected children
Children who are in foster care face daunting challenges. They are generally traumatized by abuse and neglect and have to face their day-to-day lives with constant uncertainty. A Light of Hope Ceremony will be held at the Eighth Judicial District Family Court on Monday, Apr. [...]
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