On February 26, 2025, Linda Marie Bell and Lidia S. Stiglich, Justices of the Nevada Supreme Court, filed a petition in ADKT 0491 requesting the Nevada Supreme Court consider adopting Nevada Rule of Criminal Practice (N.R.Cr.P.) 21 to require all trial proceedings, including bench conferences and settling of jury instructions, be made on the record.
A public hearing will be conducted on the report on March 25, 2025, at 2 p.m. in the Nevada Supreme Court Courtroom in Carson City. The hearing will be videoconferenced to the courtroom in Las Vegas. Written comments and requests to participate in the hearing regarding the proposed amendment are invited and may be submitted electronically or in hard-copy format to: Elizabeth A. Brown, Clerk of the Supreme Court, 201 South Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701 or nvscclerk@nvcourts.nv.gov by 5 p.m. on March 18, 2025.