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  • Certified Court Interpreters' Advisory Committee Public Meeting

    The Certified Court Interpreters' Advisory Committee public meeting will be held on Friday, July 17, 2009 at 1 p.m. via video-conference between Carson City (Supreme Court Law Library, Room 107, 201 S. Carson Street, Carson City, NV...
  • Justice Parraguirre Will be New Chief Justice at Nevada Supreme Court

    Chief Justice Hardesty Ends Duties after Productive Year With the end of the year comes a change in leadership at the Nevada Supreme Court.  The figurative gavel-of-administrative-authority is being passed from Chief Justice James W. Hardesty to Jus...
  • Two Applicants Seeks Vacancy At 8th Judicial District Family Court

    Commission will Meet Monday to Set Next Step   The Commission on Judicial Selection received two applications for appointment to fill the vacancy at the Eighth Judicial District Family Court Department D, Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice James ...
  • Supreme Court Appoints 75 New Mediators To Foreclosure Mediation Program

    Appointees to be Sworn In Friday in Las Vegas, Carson City The Nevada Supreme Court has appointed 75 new mediators to the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program, nearly doubling the number available to help homeowners and lenders in the state with the na...
  • More than 3,400 Requests for Mediation Received by Foreclosure Mediation Program

    Nearly 80 New Mediators to be Added Since the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program began on July 1, more than 3,400 homeowners who received notices of default have requested mediation as they seek to hold on to their homes.  ...
  • Nevada Judiciary Annual Report Released

    The 2009 Annual Report of the Nevada Judiciary has been released, providing for the first time comparative statistics for the past 10 years, Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice James W. Hardesty announced.Those statistics show that civil cases have incr...
  • Supreme Court Amends Foreclosure Mediation Rules to Streamline the Process

    The Nevada Supreme Court has amended the rules governing the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program for the second time to tighten timelines and streamline the processes of the innovative program created by the 2009 Legislature. ...
  • Nevada Supreme Court Again Defers Staff Furloughs

    The Nevada Judiciary, which has cut its budget and also returned millions of dollars annually to help relieve the state’s financial crisis, again will not be furloughing any state court workers, the Nevada Supreme Court declared in an order issued T...
  • More Than 100 Children Will Get “Forever Families” in Nevada Adoption Day Ceremonies

    The dreams of more than 100 Nevada children will come true when they are adopted in Clark and Washoe Counties as the state courts and related celebrate National Adoption Day 2009. More than 80 children in Clark County and 23 children in Washoe County w...
  • The Supreme Court of Nevada has scheduled bar admissions ceremonies for new lawyers

    The Supreme Court of Nevada has scheduled bar admissions ceremonies for new lawyers as follows: ...
  • Nevada Supreme Court Amends Foreclosure Mediation Rules and Forms

    The Nevada Supreme Court has amended the rules governing the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program to address some operational issues in the innovative program created by the 2009 Legislature. The Supreme Court also adopted new forms to facilitate partici...
  • Public Hearings Regarding ADKT 411, 424, 433, 434, & 427 to be held today

    The Supreme Court will be having a Public Administrative Hearing today (October 6th, 2009) regarding the following ADKTs; 411, 424, 433, 434, 427. The Public Hearings are scheduled to begin at 2pm. To access the live webstream for the hearings please vist...
  • Supreme Court 2009 Legislation Summary Available

    The Nevada Supreme Court is pleased to announce the release of its summary of legislation from the 2009 Session of the Nevada Legislature. This publication can be found here.The publication is designed to provide judges, attorneys, and other interested pa...
  • Nevada Supreme Court Again Taking Justice Across Nevada

    The Nevada Supreme Court will be back on the road this week, with a three-justice panel holding oral arguments in Sparks on Sept. 11. It will be the first time in the state’s history that the high court has held arguments in Sparks, although ar...
  • Supreme Court Returning Another $2.5 Million To State General Fund to Ease Budget Shortfall

    The Nevada Supreme Court will be returning another $2.5 million dollars to the state General Fund now that the fiscal year 2009 budget has been closed. The $2.5 million is more than 28 percent of the eligible funding that could be targeted for cuts and i...
  • Justice Saitta Chosen for Fellowship As One of 40 Emerging State Leaders

    Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta has been chosen as one of 40 emerging state leaders for the prestigious Toll Fellowship Program sponsored by the Council of State Governments. “To say I am honored is an understatement,” said Justice ...
  • First Two Mediations Scheduled in Foreclosure Mediation Program

    The first two mediations under the landmark Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program (FMP) have been scheduled for September 14. One of the program’s newly appointed mediators has scheduled the mediations to kick off the program that was created by the...
  • First 97 Mediators Appointed for Foreclosure Mediation Program

    The Nevada Supreme Court has appointed the first 97 mediators for the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program – a major step that will set the stage for the scheduling of the first mediations. The appointments came after the 97 attended sessions ear...
  • More Than 450 Requests for Mediation Received by Foreclosure Mediation Program

    The Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program has received more than 450 requests for mediation from homeowners who have received foreclosure notices and are seeking to hold onto their homes.  (Total as of Aug. 13, reflecting requests since the program be...
  • Nevada Supreme Court Completes E-filing System To Improve Efficiency and Access for Litigants

    All Civil and Criminal Cases Included The Nevada Supreme Court has completed its electronic filing, or e-filing, system that not only will cut down on the number of paper documents, but also provide unprecedented convenience and access to both civil ...