Joint Guardianship / Probate / Trust / Elder Law Bench/Bar offers attorneys info to stay abreast of new changes
There have been changes in Guardianship, Probate, Trust and Elder Law. A Feb. 6 noon Joint Guardianship / Probate /Trust / Elder Law Bench/Bar at the Regional Justice Center in Courtroom 10D, will offer attorneys info to stay abreast of the new changes. Recent moves [...]
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The return of Med/Mal Sweeps – Coming soon
The Medical/Dental Malpractice Status Check Calendar (a.k.a. Med/Mal sweeps) will be held on Monday, Feb. 6 at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave., in courtroom 14A on the 14th floor.The calendar will be heard in numerical case number [...]
New Year – new rules – Family Bench Bar to cover the impact for those practicing family law at EJDC
You can never be too prepared when it comes to court. Eighth Judicial District Court Rules have undergone some revisions. The impact of those revisions on the Family Division will be covered by Marshal Willick, Esq. and Michael Carman, Esq. with a discussion at the Jan. [...]
The Legal Aid Center and six judges team up to offer free CLE on recent Nevada Supreme Court Rulings
Eighth Judicial District Court judges have teamed up with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada to offer insight on recent Nevada Supreme Court decisions with a free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) session on Jan. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Regional Justice [...]
Judge David Barker retires after 32 years of public service
After 10 years on the District Court bench and 32 exceptional years in public service, Judge David Barker retired on Jan. 6. Judge Barker has been a steadfast figure in the court. He served the past two years as chief judge and on the court executive [...]
Celebration of Life planned for Discovery Commissioner Chris Beecroft
District Court Discovery Commissioner Chris Beecroft Jr. passed away on Dec. 26. A celebration of life will be held on Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the UNLV Richard Tam Alumni Center. The family requests that donations of memoriam be made [...]
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Jack And Lulu Lehman Scholarship Established To Help Fund Education Awarded To Outstanding Juvenile Drug Court Graduate
The first of the newly established Jack and Lulu Lehman scholarships has been awarded to help fund the education of an outstanding juvenile drug court graduate. The recipient was recently accepted to the College of Southern Nevada to study psychology. Each year, grants in the [...]
Local students face-off in mock-trials before Family Court Judges in lead-up to regional competition
EJDC Judges Rebecca Burton, Frank Sullivan and Cynthia Giuliani volunteered their time and experience to preside over mock trial competition.Local high school students faced-off in an intense mock trial competition before actual District Court Judges Rebecca Burton, Cynthia Giuliani and Frank Sullivan. The judges volunteered their [...]
Cue the music – It’s moving time in the Civil/Criminal division of District Court
As we begin 2017, we bid a fond farewell to Judge David Barker, who retired at the end of 2016 after 32 years of public service. We remember the sad passing of Judge Susan Scann, while we extend a warm welcome to Judge David Jones, [...]