Reno Municipal Court to Reopen for In-Person Trials

According to a letter circulated by the Washoe County Bar Association from Chief Judge Shelly T. O’Neill, the Reno Municipal Court will begin holding a limited schedule for in-person trials on March 22, 2021.

Under the limited reopening, two judges and their staff will rotate weeks in operation. Courtrooms will be open on different floors for ...Read More

Statewide Rules of Criminal Practice Take Effect March 1; Eighth Judicial District Court Suspends Some Criminal Rules

On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 21-02, which suspends some local court rules “for the benefit of the bar and to ease confusion until the Eighth Judicial District Court amends its local rules to conform to the Nevada Rules of Criminal Practice.” The rule suspensions become effective March ...Read More

Supreme Court to Hold Hearing March 3 re: Water Adjudication Commission

In response to a petition from Chief Justice James Hardesty, the Nevada Supreme Court has issued an order in ADKT 576 scheduling a public hearing for 3 p.m. on Wed., March 3, 2021, to consider creating a commission to study the adjudication of water law cases in Nevada’s courts.

The public hearing will be virtual and can ...Read More