State Bar President Julie Cavanaugh-Bill Receives Honorable Mention from NCBP
The National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP) announced that State Bar of Nevada President, Julie Cavanaugh-Bill, has received one of three honorable mentions for that organization’s Best of 2023 President’s Page Award. She received the honorable mention for her column, AI: Robot Invasion, or The Next Big Thing?, published in the November 2023 issue of […]
Eighth Judicial District Court seeks input on hearing master finalist
The public is invited to provide comments regarding finalists for a hearing master position with the Eighth Judicial District Court. Public input is part of a three-tiered recruitment process established in an administrative directive for selecting district court hearing masters and commissioners. Input on the candidates can be emailed to the Eighth Judicial District Human […]
Seven Attorneys Apply for Vacancy In The Eighth Judicial District
On Jan. 11, 2024, Chief Justice Elissa Cadish announced that the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection received seven applications from individuals who wish to fill the judicial opening in Department 27 of the Eighth Judicial District Court. The commission will nominate a panel of three to fill the vacancy. Department 27 is vacant through the […]
Las Vegas Justice Court Issues Order regarding Domestic Violence Case Assignements
On Jan. 8, 2024, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order AO 24-01, which reassigns domestic violence cases in that court. According to the order, “all cases with at least one count of domestic violence as defined by NRS 33.018 shall be assigned, automatically, to the Court’s Domestic-Violence Departments (“DV Departments’) based on […]
Cadish begins his term as Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court
On Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, the leadership of the Nevada Supreme Court transitioned, as Justice Elissa F. Cadish officially succeeded Justice Lidia S. Stiglich as Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court. The chief justice holds a variety of responsibilities including acting as the administrative head of the Nevada Judiciary as well as the official […]
Las Vegas Justice Court Reassigns Criminal Cases Committed within Resort Corridor
On January 2, 2024, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Amended Administrative Order 23-04 regarding the reassignment of cases for criminal offenses committed within the Resort Corridor. The corridor is defined as Metro Area Command Sectors A1, A2, A3, M1, M2, M3, and M4. Some exceptions apply, such as those for cases involving domestic […]
Nevada Supreme Court Issues Orders on Using Remote Technology
On Dec. 22, 2023, the Nevada Supreme Court filed two orders approving matters related to the use of remote technology for virtual advocacy in Nevada courts: ADKT 0613: Amends Supreme Court Rules (SCR) Part IX-B (A) Rules Governing Appearance by Telephonic Transmission Equipment for Civil and Family Court Proceedings Rule 4, as set forth in […]
Nevada Judiciary Releases 2023 Annual Report
The Nevada Supreme Court has released the Nevada Judiciary’s 2023 Annual Report. The report includes an overview of the improvements made to process traffic cases affected by AB116, improvements to the fiscal operations of the court, technological innovations implemented to improve services to the public, court caseload statistics, and more. The report is available for […]
Eighth Judicial District Court Issues Second Amendment to Order 23-05 re: Case Assignments
On December 20, 2023, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued the second amended Administrative Order 23-05, reassigning cases for several civil, criminal, and family division courts. These changes take effect on January 8, 2024. For more information, including a list of reassignments, see the full text of the order.
Nevada Federal Court Issues an Order Regarding Consent and Referrals To Magistrate Judges
On December 12, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada issued General Order 2023-11 designating the magistrate judges of the district to exercise discretion over civil matters and specially designate them to enter final judgements in civil cases, provided all parties to the case consent to proceed before the magistrate judge as indicated […]
Nevada Supreme Court Amends RPC 1.8(e)
On December 13, 2023, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order in ADKT 0445 amending Nevada Rule of Professional Conduct (NRPC) 1.8(e), which prohibits lawyers from providing financial support to clients in connection with pending or contemplated litigation, with limited exceptions. The amendments, which address exceptions for lawyers representing indigent pro bono clients, can be […]
Applications Available for Vacancy of Eighth Judicial District, Department 27
Governor Joe Lombardo recently announced the retirement of the Honorable Nancy Allf from the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Department 27. Judge Allf will retire in January 2024. The Commission on Judicial Selection will convene to fill the forthcoming vacancy. The application period has opened, and submissions are due by noon on January 11th, […]