Three Clark County District Court judges have been named to hear any election-related legal questions on November 4, 2008, Election Day. Chief Judge Kathy A. Hardcastle has named Judges Douglas W. Herndon, David B. Barker and Valerie Adair to provide the necessary judicial review of any potential election concerns that are raised.
The assignment of these judges will allow litigants to seek immediate relief at a moment’s notice and assist the court in streamlining the process of addressing election concerns, according to Hardcastle.
“In an interest of fairness, it is important that we have judges available to provide immediate relief as questions arise,” said Chief Judge Hardcastle. “When an issue related to the election comes up, we want to be able to address it quickly and provide interested parties with timely access to the judicial system.”
Judges Herndon, Barker and Adair are not in contested races this election and it is unlikely they would be named as parties in an election-related action.