Court receptionist leaves desk job, graduates from police academy and will now serve to protect the courthouse
Laquedra Parks has a big smile and a determined personality. Her determination is what helped her make it through the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy. She graduated on June 23 and will begin serving as a court marshal on June 27. Laquedra left her desk [...]
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Lizard gets security’s attention on the way into court
Security marshals expect to see wallets, phones and pens when they X-ray bags on the way into the courthouse; they don’t expect to see an iguana. It made national news when someone reportedly tried to bring their pet iguana to court in Boulder, Colorado. Rango never [...]
Cooperative Justice Project That Saves $1.6 Million Dollars In First Year Gets National Award
Project 48 has been selected by the National Association of Counties for their 2016 Achievement Award in the category of Court Administration and Management. The project was initiated by the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court (EJDC) to ease stress on the Clark County Detention Center [...]
Testimony by video conference in Court – Weigh in on the discussion Tuesday at the Civil Bench Bar Meeting
Hear the issues and let your thoughts be heard during discussion at the June 14 Bench Bar, at 12:05 p.m. at the Regional Justice Center, courtroom 15B.District Court has set up the technical infrastructure to do videoconferencing at the Regional Justice Center. The devil is [...]
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Celebration of life continues legacy of bringing justice to those in need
A celebration of life for Melanie Kushnir was standing room only on Friday, June 3. The speakers included Barbara Buckley, the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, where Melanie worked; Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Douglas; Josh Reisman, the Regional Chair of [...]
Court issues new administrative order related to destruction of certain physical evidence
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