Lower Level Arraignment Changes
To improve efficiency and reduce confusion, the lower level arraignment court is changing session times effective Feb. 3. Arraignment sessions will commence at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. (there will no longer be a 10:30 a.m. session). The case volume will remain the same.Also on [...]
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Civil Bench Bar offers useful info to lawyers
Six judges were in attendance for the Dec. 10 Civil Bench Bar meeting. Recent Supreme Court decisions were a prominent topic. Lawyers who are looking to use Power Point presentations in cases were advised to look at 59703 – Watters v. State another opinion of particular interest 55817 [...]
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Competency Of Man Who Claims He’s The Real Kris Kringle To Be Scrutinized At Competency Hearing
Is Santa Claus living in Las Vegas? Will there be a miracle at Third and Carson Streets? The Howard D. McKibben Inns of Court, in conjunction with the Eighth Judicial District Court, will be conducting a hearing to test the competency of a man who [...]
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Judge Schools Lawyers
Judge Timothy Williams took lawyers to school to give Canyon Spring High School students an education on a real short trial. The judge used a civil short trial as a teaching tool for students in the high school law magnet program. “A short trial provides [...]
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Trial by Peers Graduation
Proud parents, family members and friend snapped photos as 30 students from Clark County ranging from ages 12 to 17 years old graduated from the Clark County Law Foundation’s Trial By Peers (TBP) Program Peer Counselor Summer Course. Judge Frank Sullivan was the master of [...]
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Family Court Announces Volunteer Opportunity For Attorneys To Serve As Truancy Diversion Judges
Truancy Diversion Program To Kickoff September 16 For New School Year To Keep Students In School And On Track for Success The Family Court Truancy Diversion Project (TDP) is holding their new school year kickoff on September 16 at 12:15 p.m. at Family Court, 601 [...]
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Judges Offer Valuable Information At Open Forum Meeting
The recent Civil Bench-Bar Meeting had great attendance. Several interesting discussions shed light on new Supreme Court Decisions, proposed rule changes and courtroom decorum. A subject that generated a lot of discussion was judges’ pet peeves. The top 10 are listed below. Judges’ Pet Peeves Impolite/uncivil attorneys [...]
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42 Eighth Judicial District Specialty Court Participants Mark Their Independence From Substance Abuse At July Graduation
Judge Linda Bell told graduates, “you inspire me.”Two big screens projecting a mug shot served as the backdrop for 42 Eighth Judicial District specialty court graduates in Las Vegas as they celebrated their drug-free, crime–free life after an intensive treatment program. A packed room filled [...]
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Eighth Judicial District Court Department 2 Vacancy Announced
District Court Judge Valorie J. Vega today announced she will not file to seek re-election next year to Department 2. She will finish out her current term, which expires in January 2015. Judge Vega will leave the seat open for the voters to decide her [...]
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