Eighth Judicial District Court Clerk’s Office Now Open for Limited In-Person Filing; Adopts Safety Plan for Jury Trials On Oct. 21, 2020, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 20-22, announcing that effective Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, the court’s clerk’s office will offer limited in-person filing services. Both clerk’s offices are open for in-person […]
Commission on Statewide Rules of Criminal Procedure Submits Rule Recommendations to Nevada Supreme Court On Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court filed ADKT 0491, regarding the final report and recommendations from the Commission on Statewide Rules of Criminal Procedure. The commission developed 17 statewide criminal procedure rules and recommends that the Nevada Supreme […]
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PostProposed Temporary Eviction Mediation Rules Available for Public Comment On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order in ADKT 0567 that includes a copy of proposed Temporary Residential Summary Eviction Mediation Rules, which can be found in Exhibit A of the order. The court anticipates entering an order to adopt the […]
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PostOn Monday, September 28, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order rescheduling the public hearing regarding ADKT 0562 from its original date of Sept. 22, to Nov. 5, 2020, at 2 p.m. The hearing is regarding proposed court rules for the Justice Court of Henderson Township. The proposed rules are available in an exhibit attached […]
State Bar of Nevada on the Loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: May Her Memory be a Blessing By State Bar of Nevada President Eric Dobberstein With the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the State Bar of Nevada reflects on her role in American jurisprudence, a defender of the discriminated, and […]
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PostState Bar of Nevada Announces Recipients of the 2020 Membership Awards State Bar of Nevada members work hard to improve our organization and further the development of the legal profession. Please join us in recognizing the invaluable contributions of our 2020 State Bar of Nevada Membership Award recipients: PRESIDENTIAL AWARD: Hon. Larry Hicks The State […]
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PostState Bar of Nevada Issues Statement on Diversity, Inclusion and Justice for All On Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, the State Bar of Nevada’s Board of Governors issued the following statement: STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Recent events in Nevada, America and in many countries around the world have led our human race […]
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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 […]
