On Dec. 7, 2022, the Municipal Court of the City of Reno issued Administrative Order (AO) 2022-03, complying with AB116, regarding the cancellation of warrants due to traffic citations. According to AO 2022-03, the court, which has ceased issuing bench warrants for violations punishable as a civil infraction, authorizes its warrant team to purge and […]
On Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada announced that U.S. Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach will be retiring on January 7, 2024. He assumed his duties on October 8, 2011. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Ferenbach was a partner with the firm of Lionel Sawyer & Collins. […]
On Dec. 1, 2022, the Municipal Court of the City of Henderson issued Administrative Order (AO) 22-01 adopting local rules of practice in that court related to traffic citations. The order includes multiple rules regarding civil infractions and traffic misdemeanors. The rules become effective January 1, 2023.
On Dec. 1, 2022, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order (AO) 22-09 (amended), updating the fees charged by that the court. This order immediately supercedes AO 11-12.
November 29, 2022 | Category:
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PostThe Nevada Supreme Court has released the Nevada Judiciary’s 2022 Annual Report. The report includes a detailed overview of the Nevada Judiciary’s Strategic Plan, goals for the Judicial Branch Budget Reform Act of 2023, court funding, court committees, judicial programs and services, court caseload statistics, and more. The report is available for immediate download on […]
November 22, 2022 | Category:
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PostOn November 18, 2022, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order (AO) 22-10, adopting proposed traffic rules on an interim basis. A hearing has been set by the Nevada Supreme Court to discuss the proposed rules; the interim rules become effective January 1, 2023, until the Nevada Supreme Court issues an order updating […]
November 22, 2022 | Category:
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PostOn November 21, 2022, Governor Steve Sisolak announced the appointment of Patricia Lee to the Nevada Supreme Court, Seat F, effective immediately. Lee is a partner at Hutchison and Steffen, where she has worked since 2002. She became a partner in 2009, and primarily engages in complex commercial litigation. She also practices in areas including […]
November 10, 2022 | Category:
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PostThe Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection convened on November 10, 2022 to interview six applicants to forward to Governor Sisolak for appointment to fill the judicial vacancy in the Nevada Supreme Court Seat F. The judicial position was made vacant by the retirement of Justice Abbi Silver in September 2022. The Commission forwarded the applications […]
November 10, 2022 | Category:
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PostOn Nov. 10, 2022, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order (AO) 22-09, regarding the fees charged by that court in all of that court’s divisions. The new fees are listed in detail in the order.
On Oct. 26, 2022, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order (AO) 22-08 adopting a Policy on Public Access to Court Records and a policy on access to Administrative Records. The policies become effective Oct. 31, 2022.
