These committees and commissions are taking on a wide variety of tasks, including standardizing court practices and procedures, improving litigants’ access to justice, and improving judicial administration. I take this opportunity to provide an update on three commissions that may be of particular interest. Read more in this installment of “View from the Bench” written by Justice Ron Parraguirre (COMMUNIQUÉ, Apr. 2022)
Courtroom and Caseload Changes for 2022
In conjunction with the court’s annual case reassignments, various changes became effective on January 31, 2022. These changes are highlighted below. Learn more and see the table of courtroom & caseload assignments in this installment of the “View from the Bench” article written by Las Vegas Justice Court Justice of the Peace Melissa A. Saragosa (COMMUNIQUÉ, Mar. 2022)
Court takes measures to safely keep cases moving as pandemic conditions evolve
Learn about the new and changing efforts needed from the bench and the bar to decrease the backlog at the Eighth Judicial District Court. Read this installment of “View from the Bench” written by Judge Linda Marie Bell.
Five Things To Know About Jury Trials In The Las Vegas Municipal Court
Learn five things about jury trials in the Las Vegas Municipal Court from this installment of “View from the Bench” written by Chief Judge Bert Brown.
Matterhorn: Traffic Citation Resolution Platform Goes Live
Read this month’s “View from the Bench” written by Las Vegas Justice Court’s Chief Judge Melissa Saragosa and published in the Pro Bono issue of the bar journal Communiqué (December 2021).
Estate Planning Includes Litigation Planning
Read an installment of “View from the Bench” published in the bar journal Communiqué (November 2021) written by Nevada Court of Appeals Chief Judge Michael Gibbons.
Beating the Backlog
Read this month’s View from the Bench column written by Eighth Judicial District Court Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell
Strategically Planning for the Judiciary’s Future
By Chief Justice James W. Hardesty
Torts Law Issue of Communiqué Published
This month’s issue features content related to the topic of torts, court news, and bar services, written by members of the southern Nevada legal community.
Las Vegas Municipal Courthouse is Open
By Chief Judge Bert Brown