Light Of Hope Ceremony to be held to ignite interest in helping abused and neglected children
Children who are in foster care face daunting challenges. They are generally traumatized by abuse and neglect and have to face their day-to-day lives with constant uncertainty. A Light of Hope Ceremony will be held at the Eighth Judicial District Family Court on Monday, Apr. [...]
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April 15 deadline looming for Ninth Circuit Miranda Contest with $2,000 cash prize and bragging rights
Nothin’ but the Grover Clevelands!Miranda is 50 and high school sophomores, juniors and seniors can enter to win $2,000 with a video or essay for the 2016 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest.We all know the opening lines: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you [...]
Top five reasons attorneys should courtesy copy their judge on case filings
Courtesy copies were a hot topic at the March Civil Bench Bar meeting; here’s why it’s good to provide the judge hearing your case with courtesy- copies:Reason 5: Judicial departments handle many cases, they have limited paper budgets, court staff has limited time to prepare [...]
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Brown Bag Guardianship Bench Bar offers plenty of food for thought plus two free CLE credits
Judge Dianne Steel opened the Guardianship Bench Bar meeting on an upbeat note, telling attorneys in attendance that things are really moving fast. She commended those working to address guardianship issues saying they were, “focused, dedicated, thinking outside the box, and creative.”Judge Steel also offered [...]
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Scammers Revive Jury Duty Hoax That Demands Thousands For Bogus Warrants
For several years running, a new scam surfaces around this time of year, that falsely uses the name of the court or a judge to steal money from some of the most vulnerable in our community. This time, the scammers targeted at least one disabled [...]
Med Mal Sweeps a Slam Dunk
The Med Mal Sweeps offered up a slam dunk performance this year with more than 352 cases calendared. Attorneys, court staff and Judge Jerry Wiese came ready to do business and get it done. Ninety percent of the cases in the sweeps got a trial [...]
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Civil Bench Bar to get New Year off to a hot start with chili challenge
The District Court will help civil attorneys get the new year off to a hot start at the Civil Bench Bar Meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at noon (courtroom TBD). The meeting will include updates on the latest news and decisions from the Nevada Supreme Court. Participants are challenged [...]
Santa gets black robe fever and those that appear before him pay the price
He knows if you’ve been bad or good, and that’s a problem when he’s wearing a black robe. That was a lesson learned by Ebenezer Scrooge at the Howard D. McKibben Inn of Court December meeting/training in courtroom 15D. Scrooge was put on trial for [...]
Love is all you need
Every day we get bombarded by negative news. It can be overwhelming and depressing to constantly be reminded of the toll hate takes in this world. The power of love was on display big time at the Family Court adoption marathon. You cannot help but [...]
Family Court Judges to tell all at upcoming Bench Bar
The Family Division judges will spill the beans on what they’re really looking for at the Family Bench Bar meeting this Thursday, Nov. 19 at noon in courtroom 9 at the Family Court, 601 N. Pecos. Discovery is also on the agenda. Attending family lawyers [...]
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