January 18, 2022 | Category:
PostOn January 14, 2022, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order (AO) 22-03, which reassigns cases for civil and criminal courts. According to the order: Departments 6 and 9 will continue to have a criminal assignment; however, one third of the open and one third of the closed non-homicide criminal cases in the outlying […]
January 12, 2022 | Category:
PostOn Wednesday, January 12, 2022, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 22-02, which pauses jury trials that are expected to take longer than a calendar week, as part of the court’s response to the pandemic. The order states that jury trials that are expected to take longer than a calendar week are paused […]
January 7, 2022 | Category:
PostOn January 6, 2022, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 22-01. This administrative order: Revises procedures governing minor guardianship cases by creating separate cases for each proposed protected minor; Provides for pai1ies in all guardianship matters to appear by alternative means; and Assigns minor’s compromise matters to the civil departments. For more information, […]
January 5, 2022 | Category:
PostOn December 30, 2021, the Nevada Supreme Court and the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 21-09/ADKT 0555, which reinforces existing and establishes new court procedures intended to address the backlog of civil trial cases experienced in Clark County due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Eighth Judicial District Court (EJDC), “The order […]
January 3, 2022 | Category:
PostOn Monday, January 3, 2022, the Second Judicial District Court announced that the Honorable Lynne K. Simons has assumed the role of chief judge for the court, following a unanimous election by her peers. After her election in 2014, Judge Simons joined the Second Judicial District Court bench in January 2015. In November 2017, she […]
January 3, 2022 | Category:
PostOn December 30, 2021, as a means to address the significant backlog and delay in the disposition of civil jury trials, the Eighth Judicial District Court has issued Administrative Order 21-06 implementing the use of a civil case reassignment calendar. As outlined in the order, any case ready to go to trial but unable to […]
December 29, 2021 | Category:
PostOn Wednesday, December 22, 2021, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 21-08, immediately suspending Rule 4.03 of the EDCR until a new probate commissioner is selected. All pending or newly filed probate and trust proceedings shall be referred to the probate department to be heard by a senior judge who shall hear the […]
December 16, 2021 | Category:
PostThe Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada now offers Guide & File Protective Order applications that can be e-filed remotely from a computer with internet access. The new guided forms make the protective order application process more accessible and potentially safer for those facing the danger of domestic violence. Guide & File protective orders are […]
December 13, 2021 | Category:
PostOn Friday, December 10, 2021, the bench of the Reno Justice Court unanimously selected Judge Scott Pearson as the new chief justice of the peace for Reno Justice Court. Judge Pearson assumed the new role immediately.
December 2, 2021 | Category:
PostOn December 1, 2021, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order in ADKT 0588 amending the Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct rules to comport with the Nevada Legislature’s special session amendments to the Nevada Revised Statutes 293.177. The amendments change the filing date for judicial elections from the first Monday in January to the first Monday […]
