Nevada Judiciary

The Nevada Supreme Court launched its redesigned website on Jan. 30, providing better access to documents in a format that is easier to read and navigate, Chief Justice Robert Rose announced.

The redesigned site, at www.nvsupremecourt.us, has new features like a searchable repository of documents –, primarily forms for litigants who choose to represent themselves in court. The approximately 150 documents will first be searchable by name, and eventually by description.

"The Supreme Court is committed to providing the best possible experience for visitors to our website," said Chief Justice Rose. "We were perhaps the last Supreme Court in the country to have a website, but with the redesign, I believe our new site is one of the best."

In the redesign, website pages have a more user­-friendly appearance and higher contrast backgrounds, which will facilitate easier viewing and access.

An example is that the old site´s font sizes were fixed, but on the new site users can increase the font sizes to their liking.

On the left side of the home page, the long list of options has been consolidated into a short list of major categories that offers a more intuitive approach for most users. On the right side of the home page, new "quick links" are customized for different types of visitors.

One feature –, providing case information details of upcoming Supreme Court oral arguments two weeks in advance, rather than the previous one week –, actually was introduced on the old website several weeks ago.

The new website also carries a calendar of locations and dates for oral arguments six weeks into the future.

While the new site is a noticeable improvement, some of the most exciting features have yet to be implemented. A system will soon be available offering users the option of receiving automatic updates on their personal computers without having to visit the Supreme Court website. Attorneys, for example, could request and receive regular feeds of Supreme Court advance opinions.

Many of the changes, of course, are taking place behind the scenes and will benefit users, but not be obvious to the users. For example, the new system allows new material to be added faster and current information to be updated automatically.

"The improved website is just the latest step by the Supreme Court to keep the court system accessible to every citizen in Nevada," Chief Justice Rose said.