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Elissa Cadish, Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. Justice Cadish was elected in the November 2018 general election, filling the seat vacated by Michael Cherry. Her term ends in January, 2025. At the luncheon she will explain what the court does and discuss some noteworthy cases she has participated in deciding.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Supreme Court Justice Mark Gibbons will be retiring from the Nevada Supreme Court in January 2021, capping a nearly 24-year career as a member of Nevada’s judiciary. Justice Gibbons was first elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2002, making him the longest serving of the high court’s current seven members.

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled unanimously to dismiss an appeal filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign seeking to overturn the state’s presidential election results.

Demonstrators gathered at the Carson City Courthouse on Thursday in support of a court hearing by the Trump campaign regarding the Nevada 2020 elections.

On Tuesday morning during a virtual meeting of the Nevada Supreme Court, the canvass of votes was signed and certified. Joe Biden was officially delegated the winner in Nevada's 2020 General Election for the Office of President.

Sophie Schler of Reno made history on November 12, 2020 when she became one of the nation’s first female Eagle Scouts – a prestigious achievement attained by some of the country’s most noteworthy figures. Miss Sophie Schler is among hundreds of young women who will make up the Inaugural Class of female Eagle Scouts.

President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Nevada Republican Party plan to file a federal lawsuit in Las Vegas this morning asking a judge to stop the counting of “improper votes,” alleging that tens of thousands of people in the state cast a ballot despite no longer living here.

Joe Biden maintains the slimmest of leads in Nevada over President Donald Trump, while the other major congressional, statewide and local races significantly narrowed early Wednesday morning.

Judicial candidates Ozzie Fumo and Bonnie Bulla will be the featured speakers at Monday's virtual Democratic luncheon. Fumo, Nevada State Assemblyman for District 21 in Las Vegas, is running for Nevada Supreme Court, Seat D. Bulla, who was appointed to Department 3 of the Nevada Court of Appeals by Governor Steve Sisolak in February 2019, is running to retain that seat.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed Friday, and on Saturday night a group of Carson City residents joined together at the Nevada Supreme Court to honor her life.

People came and went throughout the night, leaving flowers, lighting candles, and discussing the Justice’s passing with other community members.

Former Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Steffen died peacefully from natural causes on Sept. 1, 2020 in Hendersonville, TN. He was 90. Steffen served on the Nevada Supreme Court from 1982 until his retirement in 1997.

Today, Governor Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 1 (SB1), allowing for certain courts to grant stays for certain types of evictions.

Bonnie Bulla, who was appointed to Department 3 of the Nevada Court of Appeals by Governor Steve Sisolak in February 2019, and is running to retain that seat in the November general election, will be the featured speaker at Monday's virtual Democratic luncheon. She is opposed by Susan Bush, a Las Vegas attorney in private practice.

Ozzie Fumo, Nevada State Assembly member for District 21 in Las Vegas and candidate for the Nevada Supreme Court, Seat D, will be the featured speaker at Monday's virtual Democratic luncheon. Fumo advanced from the June 9th primary election and now faces District Court Judge Douglas Herndon in the November 3rd general election.

Judge Thomas R. Armstrong is proud to have fulfilled his promise to help young adults change their lives, stop the cycle of addiction, and make Carson City a safer place.

It was five years ago that the Misdemeanor Treatment Court began with the support and collaboration of Jason D. Woodbury, Carson City District Attorney, Karin L. Kreizenbeck, State of Nevada Public Defender, Ken Furlong, Carson City Sheriff, Chief Tad N. Fletcher, Department of Alternative Sentencing, and Community Counseling Center.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Emergency Directive 025 on Thursday, which will gradually lift the moratorium on evictions. He also strongly urged landlords and tenants to work together and collaborate on repayment plans.

Featured speaker at Monday's virtual Democratic luncheon will be James E. "Jim" Wilson, Jr., presiding judge for Department II of the First Judicial District Court, which serves Carson City and Storey Counties. First elected in 2008, Judge Wilson was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 primary and was re-elected again running unopposed in this year's primary.

Gov. Steve Sisolak has released a plan to fill an $812 million shortfall caused by plummeting tax revenues amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as business closures earlier this spring designed to halt the spread of the virus brought the economy to a sputtering halt.

The Nevada Supreme Court is the highest court in the Nevada Judicial system, and represents the third branch of government. There are two seats up for election: Seat B and Seat D.

Attorneys will appear from remote locations to make oral arguments before the Nevada Appellate Courts at the end of May and beginning of June using video collaboration tools.

Carson City Attorney Day Williams has announced that he will run for Assembly District 40, which includes Carson City and a portion of southeast Washoe County. He supports constitutional rights, measures to improve the economy and create jobs, and education that meets today’s needs.

Holley, Driggs, Walch, Fine, Puzey, Stein & Thompson law firm proudly announces the promotion of three attorneys to shareholders from its Las Vegas and Reno offices. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, attorneys Andrea Gandara, Audrey Damonte and John Savage, join the Firm’s board of shareholders, offering a broad range of experience in bankruptcy, commercial litigation, administrative law, estate planning, probate and tax law.

Each have been key contributors to the Firm's continued growth, locally and across the region, with a dedication to strengthening its ongoing community endeavors.

A brothel protesting that the state has classified sex workers as its employees rather than as independent contractors — a change that could mean the brothel owes a large sum to the state’s unemployment insurance fund — is now arguing over public records before the Nevada Supreme Court.

Clouds will roll into the capital city region Tuesday keeping temperatures quite chilly. Happenings around town include organized morning and evening fitness walks, a "Stuff the Bus Toy Drive" at Capital Ford, a Planning Commission meeting on the proposed Andersen Ranch development and a Posada event at Mark Twain Elementary. Plus, the Carson City School Orchestra Program will hold its annual Holiday Concert at the community center, The Peanuts Gang Trio will hold a free holiday concert at Sassafras, and more.

Come join Muscle Powered for a free, guided group walk, hike, or ride around Carson City. Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building.

Nevada's Supreme Court justices acknowledge they are struggling with complicated jurisdictional questions in the appeal of a Salvadoran man accused of four killings during a 16-day rampage in January.

CARSON CITY — In recent days, individuals have contacted the Nevada Supreme Court attempting to obtain refunds for warrant fees or bail payments made through a web link provided by an imposter. The false message indicates the victim must pay the warrant fee or face arrest.

On Sept. 12, 2019, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an opinion that requires jury trials as an option for offenders of domestic violence misdemeanors. At issue is a law passed by the 2015 Nevada Legislature that prohibits an individual convicted of domestic violence battery from possessing a gun.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court Law Library has released a new publication about finding Nevada law and legal resources.