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Pilot Program for Informal Family Law Trials Begins Nov. 19

The Nevada Supreme Court has issued an order in ADKT 0619 approving the adoption of a pilot program to implement informal family trials in pre-judgment and post-­judgment family law proceedings. The proposed Rules Governing Informal Family Law Trials shall be adopted as District Court Rule 27 included in Exhibit A of the order. They become […]

Amendments to the Nevada Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure

On January 24, 2023, Ann Zimmerman, Justice of the Peace, Las Vegas Township Justice Court, on behalf of the Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction (NJLJ), filed a petition in the Nevada Supreme Court seeking to amend the Nevada Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure (JCRCP). On May 12, 2023, the court issued an order repealing […]

Eighth Judicial District Court Extends Hours of Operation and Designates Three Election-Day Judges for November 5, 2024

On August 23, 2024, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 24-07 extending hours of operation and designating three district court judges to serve on a special committee designated to individually preside on a randomly-generated rotational basis over any election-related actions filed beginning at 7:00 a.m. on November 5. 2024 and ending at 12:00 […]

Eighth Judicial District Court Issues Order Reassigning 140 cases to Department 21

On August 9, 2024, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 24-05, reassigning one hundred cases currently assigned to Department 11 and forty cases currently assigned to Department 4.  These cases will be reassigned to Department 21 from randomly selected new cases filed during the period from March 1, 2024 to the present. A […]

Couvillier’s Investiture Ceremony Set for September 26

U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Maximiliano D. Couvillier III will be ceremonially sworn in at an investiture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, in the jury assembly room at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas. Couvillier is a founding partner of Kennedy & Couvillier, PLLC. Prior to establishing that firm, he […]

Juvenile Delinquency Cases Reassigned at Eighth Judicial District Court

On August 2, 2024, the Eighth Judicial District Court issued Administrative Order 24-04, which establishes the role of Lead Juvenile Delinquency Judge and reassigns juvenile delinquency cases between court departments. According to the order, Judge Linda Marquis became the lead juvenile delinquency judge effective August 5, 2024. She will supervise all juvenile delinquency matters, emancipation […]

Comments Invited by Aug. 16 re: Administration of Nevada Bar Exam

The Nevada Supreme Court has issued an order inviting public comments in Administrative Order ADKT 0594 regarding the administration of the Nevada Bar Exam. The Nevada bar examination is currently comprised of a multistate multiple choice exam (MBE) constructed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) and essay questions and performance tests created by […]

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