Month: March 2023

Commission on Judicial Selection Nominates Finalists for Clark County Judicial Position

On March 30, 2023, the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection conducted interviews of 12 applicants for Department C in the Eighth Judicial District Court’s Family Division. After three rounds of balloting, the commission selected three names to submit to Governor Joe Lombardo. The following nominees in alphabetical order are: Robert Cerceo Gregory Gordon Adriana Rincon […]

Las Vegas Justice Court Establishes Temporary Alterations to Traffic Rules

On March 29, 2023, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order (AO) 23-03, which makes temporary alterations to that court’s Local Rule of Practice 7 related to Traffic Criminal Misdemeanor Citations and Civil Infractions Citations. The temporary alterations are necessary due to issues with the court’s Online Dispute Resolution System. Altered rules include: […]

Eighth Judicial District Court Reassigns Cases to Include New Judges

On March 21, 2023, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order (AO) 23-03, which reassigns cases in that court as follows: Effective March 20, 2023, Judge Danielle “Pieper” Chio will preside over Department 7. Department 7 will retain the existing caseload assigned to that department. Effective March 20, 2023, Judge Jacob A. Reynolds will […]

Public Hearing Scheduled to Discuss Proposed Changes to Attorney Misconduct Rules

On February 15, 2023, the Nevada Supreme Court received a petition, filed under ADKT 608, from the State Bar of Nevada’s Board of Governors seeking to amend the Supreme Court Rules (SCRs) related to attorney misconduct. The proposed changes can be viewed in detail in Exhibit A attached to the petition. A public hearing will […]