It’s a new year – pay it forward – attorneys here’s your opportunity
Remember the good old days when you were a young law students looking to practice your craft in a mock trial? Remember the anticipation and excitement? A new crop of fresh-faced young students is experiencing those same feelings and they need the benefit of your wisdom, [...]
Contest calls for students to make a case for 50-year-old Miranda Decision
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 a civics contest with two categories: 1) Individual [...]
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Contest calls for students to make a case for 50-year-old Miranda Decision
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 a civics contest with two categories: 1) Individual [...]
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Civil Bench Bar to get New Year off to a hot start with chili challenge
The District Court will help civil attorneys get the new year off to a hot start at the Civil Bench Bar Meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at noon (courtroom TBD). The meeting will include updates on the latest news and decisions from the Nevada Supreme Court. Participants are challenged [...]
Med/Mal Sweeps Coming February 1
The medical/dental malpractice status check calendar (a.k.a. med/mal sweeps) will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave., courtroom 15D. The calendar will be heard by Judge Jerry Wiese in numerical case number [...]
Santa gets black robe fever and those that appear before him pay the price
He knows if you’ve been bad or good, and that’s a problem when he’s wearing a black robe. That was a lesson learned by Ebenezer Scrooge at the Howard D. McKibben Inn of Court December meeting/training in courtroom 15D. Scrooge was put on trial for [...]
Electronic Filing and Public Access to get upgrades early next year
E-filingE-filing has made a lot of practices easier and more efficient in the District Court. Processes are about to improve even more with some highly anticipated upgrades coming early next year.Some of the new features that will translate into savings for our e-filers include:An envelope [...]
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Love is all you need
Every day we get bombarded by negative news. It can be overwhelming and depressing to constantly be reminded of the toll hate takes in this world. The power of love was on display big time at the Family Court adoption marathon. You cannot help but [...]
Experience the joy of gifting a toy
Those who are looking to do something nice this holiday season and don’t know what to do are invited to experience the joy of gifting a toy. Fostering Futures (formerly known as the CASA Foundation) will distribute the toys to children in foster care. The court Marshals initiated collecting new unwrapped toys in giant gift [...]
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Family Court Judges to tell all at upcoming Bench Bar
The Family Division judges will spill the beans on what they’re really looking for at the Family Bench Bar meeting this Thursday, Nov. 19 at noon in courtroom 9 at the Family Court, 601 N. Pecos. Discovery is also on the agenda. Attending family lawyers [...]
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