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On July 10, 2017, Eighth Judicial District Court Judge Jerry Wiese II announced changes to the Medical/Dental Malpractice Status Check Calendar set for Monday, August 7, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., in Courtroom 14A on the 14th Floor of the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas. See Medmal announcement (PDF download). In the announcement, Judge […]
On June 30, 2017, Eighth Judicial District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez filed an administrative order to transfer all existing and future civil commitment cases to the Chief Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court effective July 1, 2017. To learn more, read Administrative Order 17-06.
On June 26, 2017, Eighth Judicial District Court Chief Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez released a letter to members of the bar and legal community regarding a pilot project regarding case management for cases involving homicide. Below is an excerpt from her letter: Dear Nevada State Bar Members and Community Justice Partners: Re: 2017 Homicide Team Case […]
This announcement is for Nevada’s lawyers: The Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada will be accepting applications for appointments of new Federal Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel attorneys (appointment of counsel for indigent defendants) for the Unofficial Southern Division of the District of Nevada for both […]
We regret to announce that due to the cessation of publication of THE PRINTED edition of Las Vegas Business Press, members of the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) will no longer receive a complimentary subscription to that publication, nor will they receive a complimentary listing in the Law Guide, which had been planned as a special […]
On May 30, 2017, Las Vegas Justice Court Presiding Criminal Judge Diana Sullivan released a letter to members of the bar and legal community. The letter addresses the use of motions filed at Las Vegas Justice Court and includes the “Setting Slip” form sample for practitioners to use. The form can be downloaded (see page […]
What: Civil Bench Bar Meeting When: 12:00 p.m. – Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Where: Department 27, Eighth Judicial District Court, Courtroom 3A, 200 Lewis Ave, Las Vegas Highlights: Judge Joanna Kishner to discuss SCR 3, Tami Cowden, President, Clark County Bar Association as guest speaker Lunch Sponsor: Las Vegas Legal Video will provide lunch Judge Nancy Allf […]
Photo gallery shows some highlights from the CCBA’s 27th Annual Meet Your Judges Mixer held at Cili at Bali Golf Club on Thursday, May 18, 2017.
We are pleased to announce the release of our family law issue of Communiqué (June/July 2017), the official publication of the Clark County Bar Association. Find content focused on the practice of family law matters in this 48 page double-issue. Readers can enjoy these articles (written by attorneys for attorneys) now posted on our website: “Helping Victims of […]
On Thursday, June 1, 2017, Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Melisa Saragosa and Judge Rebecca Kern plan to hold a Civil Bench/Bar Meeting at 11:30 a.m. in Courtroom 7D at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. All counsel who practice in civil matters in front of this limited jurisdiction court are invited to attend this meeting to comment and/or ask […]