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Ceremonial Robing And Oath To Take Place With Covid-19 Safety Measures In Place
In the recent election, 22 new judges were elected to serve in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada. The third of several specially coordinated investitures is scheduled for February 24 at 3 p.m. The investitures for Judge Crystal Eller, Department 19 Judge Nadin Cutter, Department T; Judge Dawn Throne, Department U and Judge Heidi Almase, Department X will be live-streamed at https://www.facebook.com/clarkcountycourts.
Investitures are formal ceremonies with significant symbolism. The judges will publicly swear an oath to uphold justice, prior to being ceremonially robed. The ceremonies are usually done before a big gathering of family, friends and supporters. This year, the investitures will include coronavirus safety measures with just a few observers to reduce the potential for spread of the coronavirus.
“The District Court bench is welcoming 22 new judges during a time of unprecedented challenges due to the coronavirus. The investitures celebrate the arrival of the biggest and most diverse group of new judges to join the court at one time,” said District Court Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell. “We look forward to the contributions that each of these new judges will bring to the court.”
Prior to her election to department 19 of the District Court Civil Criminal Division, Judge Crystal Eller worked as an attorney in civil and criminal cases, was the first Las Vegas Municipal Court Traffic Commissioner, and a Nevada Supreme Court Appointed mediator. She started, owned and managed two separate successful law firms during her time in Clark County. She has volunteered with charities working with children with Autism and other disabilities, and formed her own charity, Justice Ranch to provide veterans and disadvantaged communities access to horses. She served as a mentor at Hope for Prisoners reducing the incidents of former inmates re-offending. Through discipline and determination she graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminology and received a scholarship to attend law school. In 1993 she graduated Cum Laude from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL at the top of her class.
Prior to her election to Department T in the Family Division, Judge Nadin Cutter worked in personal injury, family law, and business litigation. She served as president of the Business Law Society, as Judge Susan Johnson’s judicial law clerk, and as a judicial extern for both District Judges Charles J. Thompson and Cheryl Moss. She worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to secure visas and a safe house for a group of Chinese acrobats trafficked into Las Vegas and held under improper conditions. She speaks English, German, and Spanish. She speaks German fluently. She has volunteered for a number of community service organizations. She attended the Business College and Honors College at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She entered law school at the William S. Boyd School of Law.
Prior to her election to Department U in the Family Division, Judge Dawn Throne spent the last 23 years representing clients in all areas of Family Law. She is certified as a Family Law Specialist. In May 2001, she completed the intensive American Bar Association’s Family Law Advocacy Institute in Houston. She served as a Pro Tem Hearing Master. Judge Throne has also served as a fee dispute arbitrator for the State Bar of Nevada for the last 16 years. She is a member of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board. She currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Nevada Child Support Guidelines Committee. She spent her first nine years of practice working for two full-service law firms. She has experience in civil litigation, business and commercial litigation, bankruptcy, employment law, administrative law, probate, estate and trust litigation and medical malpractice defense. She also prosecuted misdemeanor criminal matters and defended a few clients in misdemeanor criminal matters.
Prior to her election to Department X in the Family Division, Judge Heidi Almase served in the Las Vegas Municipal Court where she presided over a criminal docket as well as HOPE Court. In 2009, she created the Serious Traffic Offender Program (STOP Court), which sought to address chronic traffic offenders within the City of Las Vegas. In 2015, she created the city’s first mental health diversion program. She is a former member of the Judicial Council of the State of Nevada, an alternate member to the Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission, a former member of the Nevada Pre-Trial Risk Assessment Committee, a former member of the Southern Nevada Traffic Safety Committee and a former member of the Clark County, Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction and American Judges Associations. She was selected as an Honors Intern for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Behavioral Science Services Unit, Quantico, Virginia. Prior to attending law school she served as a state of Nevada Category I Peace Officer with the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation, later also working as an investigator with the Nevada Office of the Attorney General. She did a clerkship with the Nevada Supreme Court, she worked as a prosecutor for the City of Las Vegas and the Nevada Office of the Attorney General, later returning to the City of Las Vegas City Attorney’s Office as part of the civil litigation team. She worked as a criminal defense attorney. She has served as a volunteer with Legal Aid of Southern Nevada’s Childrens’ Attorney Project and the Women in Need Diversion Program. She attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for undergraduate studies and the William S. Boyd School of Law, a member of the charter class where she had been managing editor of the Nevada Law Journal.
They join the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada bench, comprised of 58 judges who preside over nearly 100,000 criminal, civil and family cases that are filed each year. District Court judges and staff continuously work to develop new ideas, maximize efficiencies and improve access to justice. For more information about the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court, please visit our website at clarkcountycourts.us, Facebook facebook.com/NV8thJDCourt, Twitter at https://twitter.com/Nv8thC
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