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Clark County Courts Judiciary Names Court Executive Officer
The judiciary of Clark County’s Eighth Judicial District Court and the Las Vegas Township Justice Court have selected Edward A. Friedland, Esq. to serve as the Court Executive Officer and Clerk of the Court of the Clark County Courts.
Friedland replaces Charles J. Short who will retire from the position August 29 after 17 years of [...]
Justice Court Shatters Internet Traffic Fine Collections Mark In February
Over $1 Million Paid By Phone And Web Providing Speedy Access To Justice
LAS VEGAS – February flew by yet the short month didn’t stop motorists from speeding to pay their traffic tickets. The Las Vegas Township Justice Court collected more than $1 million in traffic fines in just 29 days with its online and [...]
State v. Mack: Motion to Change Plea Denied
This afternoon, Judge Douglas Herndon denied Darren Mack’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea and set sentencing for February 7 and 8 in the Reno. Mack’s attorney William Routsis argued that Mack should receive a new trial due to coercion, misconduct and misrepresentations by Mack’s former attorneys.
Mack entered guilty pleas on murder and attempted [...]
Kucinich v. NBC Universal, Inc. : Judge Grants Injunction
Senior Judge J. Charles Thompson granted an injunction sought by Dennis Kucinich seeking to allow him to participate in the Democratic Party debate scheduled for January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas. Judge Thompson asked Kuchnich’s attorney to prepare an order for his signature.
Kucinich’s attorney argued that NBC had violated the FCC’s rules on providing [...]
State v. Simpson: Media Planning
Media planning coverage of the motion hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. January 16, 2008 in District Court Department 5 should plan on setting up media live/satellite trucks in the Regional Justice Center Public Parking lot located near the corner of Casino Center and Bonneville Avenues. This location will be where the mult-box will be located [...]
Clark County Courts Marshals to Become Sworn Law Enforcement Officers
WHAT:Â Â Â Marshal Division Swearing-in Ceremony
WHEN:Â Â Â January 12, 2008 (Saturday) at 6 p.m.
WHERE:Â Â Â Suncoast Hotel and Casino, 9090 Alta Drive, Grand Ballroom.
EVENT:   Members of the new Marshal Division of the Clark County Courts will take an oath of office and inaugurate Clark County’s newest group of sworn law enforcement officers. The Marshal Division is tasked with [...]
District Court Delivers Court To School in Partnership With Clark County School District
LAS VEGAS – Students in the law magnet program at Canyon Springs High School will have a precedent setting opportunity to analyze a civil trial as the Eighth Judicial District Court brings its Short Trial Program to the school beginning at 8:30 a.m. December 7, 2007 in the Leadership and Law Preparatory Academy Courtroom of [...]
State v. Darren Roy Mack, Media Pool Information
All media wishing to participate in the television pool must submit media requests with the Court 72-hours prior to the start of the trial. A media pool area will be provided via microwave feed to the Clark County Parking Lot, near Bonneville Avenue.
A still pool photographer, as selected by the media, will be [...]
RSS Feeds Allow Media to Track Specific Cases
Assignment editors, producers and journalists wishing to track specific cases, or keep track of media requests, can do so with the many RSS Feeds created by the Clark County Courts. RSS, which means Really Simple Syndication, allows individuals to keep track of news as it is published. Popular RSS Readers include, Google Reader, [...]
State v. Simpson, et. al. - Stewart Discovery Motion Denied
Judge Joe Bonaventure denied a motion to compel the District Attorney to use the best original version of any audio tapes of defendant statements when presenting audio evidence at a preliminary hearing or before the Clark County Grand Jury. Bonaventure indicated the motion was premature and these were issues that should be handled at the [...]