Nominations are currently open for the State Bar of Nevada’s 2021 membership awards. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, April 15. Nominations may be submitted online via the links below; direct questions to Manny Botello at mannyb@nvbar.org. Awards are currently being accepted in the following categories: The Volunteer of the Year Award will be presented to a member […]
Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice James Hardesty announced that Judge Linda Marquis and Judge Egan Walker have been appointed as co-chairs of the 20-member Permanent Guardianship Commission. Judge Marquis served as a Justice of the Peace Pro Tem in Las Vegas Justice Court and the North Las Vegas Justice Court from 2011-2014. She was an […]
On Thursday, March 18, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court filed Administrative Order 21-02, which requires that all agencies providing programs of professional counseling to defendants in criminal cases must use the court’s provided electronic filing system to provide the court with a current and accurate report of the offender’s compliance. This e-filing requirement applies […]
The First Judicial District Court in Carson City has announced its intent to amend its local rules of practice and seeks comments and suggestions on how its rules can be improved. The purposes of the intended amendments are to comply with the Supreme Court’s order in ADKT 0491 to conform their rules to the new […]
On Friday, March 12, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 21-03, which provides a comprehensive list of court procedures put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This order supersedes previous court orders related to the pandemic, and portions of previous orders that remain in effect are included in order 21-03. Unless […]
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Post The U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada has announced that the 2021 court conference will take place as a virtual event on May 25, 2021. The theme is “Adaptability in Uncertain Time,” and the content of the conference will focus on the ways the practice of law has adapted in the past […]
On March 3, 2021, the Second Judicial District Court issued three administrative orders related to pandemic operating procedures and the resumption of both criminal and civil trials. They are: Administrative Order 2021-07 Administrative Order 2021-07(A) Administrative Order 2021-07(B)(TS 1) According to the primary order, spaces have been made available for conducting in-person civil jury trials, […]
The Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada consists of 15 members elected by the active members of the bar who are residents of Nevada and have their office address per SCR 79 in the respective districts. For the 2021 elections, there is one seat open in District One, Clark County. Nominations for […]
