July 2024 Bar Exam Results Now Available
Congratulations to everyone who passed the recent Nevada Bar Exam! We’re excited to welcome you! The unofficial pass list for the July 2024 Nevada Bar Exam is now available for viewing. Information regarding the swearing-in ceremonies is available on our Admissions News page.
July 2024 Bar Exam Results Available at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7
The results of the July 2024 Bar Exam will be released today, Monday Oct. 6, no earlier than 3 p.m. Results will first appear on the state bar’s social media sites – we invite you to follow any of these accounts for the earliest possible announcement of exam results: Facebook: statebarofnevada X (Formerly Twitter): @nevadabar LinkedIn: state-bar-of-nevada Instagram: […]
Commission on Judicial Discipline Seeks Comments on Changes to Procedural Rules
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline has undertaken a comprehensive review of its Procedural Rules and has approved amendments contained in its order dated October 4, 2024, which is also available on the commission’s website located at https://judicial.nv.gov. The commission invites written comment from the bench, bar and public regarding the amendments to the commission’s […]
Las Vegas Justice Court to Change Customer Service Hours Starting Oct. 8
On September 24, 2024, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order (AO) 24-03, giving notice that the customer service hours for the court will be changing. Effective October 8, 2024, the customer service hours will be from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on […]
Pilot Program for Informal Family Law Trials Begins Nov. 19
The Nevada Supreme Court has issued an order in ADKT 0619 approving the adoption of a pilot program to implement informal family trials in pre-judgment and post-judgment family law proceedings. The proposed Rules Governing Informal Family Law Trials shall be adopted as District Court Rule 27 included in Exhibit A of the order. They become […]
Attorney Dashboard Down for Maintenance Sept. 21-22
The State Bar of Nevada’s Attorney Dashboard, which provides users with the ability to access and manage their accounts and purchase CLEs and publications through the online store, will be down for planned maintenance starting Saturday, Sept. 21 and concluding Sunday, Sept. 22. Full service will be restored on Monday, Sept. 23. Thank you for […]
Elon Musk’s unusual offer to Taylor Swift
Elon Musk’s unusual offer to Taylor Swift. Elon Musk made an unusual proposal to ‘impregnate’ Taylor Swift shortly after she publicly endorsed Kamala Harris, with statement signed off as ‘Childless Cat Lady.’ Taylor Swift shared on Instagram : “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. […]
Amendments to the Nevada Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure
On January 24, 2023, Ann Zimmerman, Justice of the Peace, Las Vegas Township Justice Court, on behalf of the Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction (NJLJ), filed a petition in the Nevada Supreme Court seeking to amend the Nevada Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure (JCRCP). On May 12, 2023, the court issued an order repealing […]
Eighth Judicial District Court Extends Hours of Operation and Designates Three Election-Day Judges for November 5, 2024
On August 23, 2024, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 24-07 extending hours of operation and designating three district court judges to serve on a special committee designated to individually preside on a randomly-generated rotational basis over any election-related actions filed beginning at 7:00 a.m. on November 5. 2024 and ending at 12:00 […]
Eighth Judicial District Court Issues Order Reassigning 140 cases to Department 21
On August 9, 2024, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 24-05, reassigning one hundred cases currently assigned to Department 11 and forty cases currently assigned to Department 4. These cases will be reassigned to Department 21 from randomly selected new cases filed during the period from March 1, 2024 to the present. A […]
Eighth Judicial District Court Issues Order Describing General Duties/Cases of Presiding Judges
On August 9, 2024, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order: 24-06, describing the case types and general duties for each respective presiding judge, pursuant to EDCR 1.30(6), as amended by the Nevada Supreme Court Order filed April 26, 2024 and effectuated on June 25, 2024. For more information, see the full text of […]
Couvillier’s Investiture Ceremony Set for September 26
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Maximiliano D. Couvillier III will be ceremonially sworn in at an investiture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, in the jury assembly room at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas. Couvillier is a founding partner of Kennedy & Couvillier, PLLC. Prior to establishing that firm, he […]