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PostPublic Hearing Set for Sept. 22 to Discuss Rule Changes re: Evictions Recently, the Nevada Supreme Court issued the following ADKTs regarding proposed eviction-related rule amendments. The amendments include: ADKT 0567: On Monday, August 31, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court received a petition to adopt rules relating to mediation of residential summary evictions and to amend […]
Nevada Bar Exam Successfully Completed Virtually The Nevada Supreme Court and the Nevada Board Bar of Examiners announced that the Nevada Bar Exam was successfully completed virtually on August 11 and 12. From early on, both organizations opted to proceed with a virtual exam as a way to handle the administration of the bar exam […]
Nevada Supreme Court Accepting Comments re: Bar Exam Through Noon, Aug. 5 On Friday, July 31, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order in ADKT 0558 stating that it has received a motion to reconsider its July 24, 2020, order postponing the July 2020 examination and its May 20, 2020, order in which the court […]
Nevada Bar Exam Rescheduled for August 11-12, 2020 The Nevada Bar Exam, previously scheduled for July 28-29, 2020, has been postponed and rescheduled to August 11-12, 2020. The change was made because of problems with an update to the test software for the exam. Applicants who cannot take the Nevada bar exam on Aug. 11 […]
Eighth Judicial District Court Issues Order Randomly Reassigning Civil Domestic Cases in Dept. L On Thursday, July 16, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 20-19, which modifies Administrative Order 20-15. In order 20-15, the court directed civil domestic cases pending in Department L to be heard by senior judges or other district court […]
Henderson Justice Court Submits Petition re: Local Rules On Tuesday, July 14, the Henderson Township Justice Court filed a petition with the Nevada Supreme Court to adopt local rules of practice for the justice court. A complete list of the proposed rules are included in Exhibit A of the petition.
Las Vegas Justice Court Rescinds Order re: Typographical Signatures for eFiling On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued Administrative Order 20-16, which immediately rescinds Administrative Order 15-06. The previous order set forth guidelines for typographical signatures used for electronic filing in civil cases. The order notes that Administrative Order 15-06 […]
New State Bar Board of Governors Members and Officers Sworn In for 2020-2021 Term On Monday, June 29, the State Bar of Nevada’s new Board of Governors members and officers were sworn in by Chief Justice Kristina Pickering during a socially distanced ceremony at the Nevada Supreme Court. The board officers for the 2020-2021 term […]
Las Vegas Appellate Courthouse to be Renamed in Honor of Justice Hardesty On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order announcing it will rename the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals courthouse in Las Vegas in honor of Justice James W. Hardesty upon his retirement from the Nevada Supreme Court. Justice […]
Public Hearing June 29 re: Changes to NRCP 41(e) – Mandatory Dismissal On Wednesday, June 10, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order in ADKT 0560 scheduling a public hearing to discuss proposed amendments to the mandatory dismissal provisions in Nevada Rule of Civil Procedure (NRCP) 41(e). The proposed amendments can be found in Exhibit […]
