Bruce Gale
website - not found
current position - attorney in private practice
Contribution and Expense Report
Michael Villani
website - www.judgevillani.com
current position - district court judge
Contribution and Expense Report
Chris Davis
website - www.chrisdavis4judge.com
current position - deputy city attorney
Contribution and Expense Report
youtube video:
Donald Mosley
website - www.judgemosley.com
current position - district court judge
Contribution and Expense Report
myspace video:
Don Mosley commercial
Kurt Harris
website - www.702judge.com
current position - attorney in private practice
Contribution and Expense Report
Michelle Leavitt
website - www.leavittforjudge.com
current position - District court judge
Contribution and Expense Report
LVRJ 2008 Judicial Performance Evaluation
Judge Walsh and Mr. Kephart will appear on Jon Ralston's Face to Face on October 13.
William Kephart
website - www.kephartforjudge.com
current position - deputy district attorney
Contribution and Expense Report
Jessie Walsh
website - www.judgejessiewalsh.com
current position - District Court Judge
Contribution and Expense Report
Mr. Kunis and Judge Smith will appear on Ralston's Face to Face on October 6.
Josh Kunis
website - www.ElectJoshKunis2008.com
current position - attorney in private practice
blog talk radio interview
Contribution and Expense Report
Doug Smith
website - www.dougsmithforjudge.com
current position - Justice Court Judge
Contribution and Expense Report
Jon Ralson will interview judicial candidates on Face to Face:
The program appears on Las Vegas 1 (COX Cable channel 19), the all-news cable channel that is a joint operation of Cox Communications, KLAS-Channel 8 and the Las Vegas Sun. The show appears weekdays at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and 3 a.m.
State Supreme Court: Kris Pickering and Judge Deborah Schumacher debate in prime time on Channel 8 after the October 2 vice-presidential debate.
District Court 6: Elissa Cadish and Ben Childs go Face to Face October 6.
District Court 7: Candidates Robert Spretnak and Linda Bell debate on September 30.
District Court 8: Attorney Josh Kunis takes on Judge Doug Smith on October 6.
District Court 10: Judge Jessie Walsh faces challenger William Kephart on October 13.
District Court 12: Kurt Harris is anxious to debate Judge Michelle Leavitt, who says she's willing but presiding over a potential death penalty case.
District Court 14: Judge Donald Mosley is declining to debate his opponent, North Las Vegas Deputy District Attorney Chris Davis, who will appear alone.
District Court 17: [Michael Villani and Bruce Gale appeared on September 30].
District Court 22: Judge Susan Johnson was willing to make room on her calendar for a debate, but opponent Donn Ianuzi has also failed to respond.
District Court 23: Judge Stefany Miley is trying to leave her Family Court position mid-term to move to the District Court. She's willing to debate, but her opponent for Elizabeth Halverson's seat, attorney Jason Landess, says he's not interested.
District Court 25: Attorney Susan Scann and Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Delaney square off on October 16.
Family Court G: Judge Dianne Steel goes Face to Face with challenger Amy Mastin on October 17.
Family Court I: Judge Cheryl Moss says she has a full calendar and can't debate challenger Greta Muirhead. My guess is Moss still doesn't want to answer questions we've long tried to ask about the case of Syber Wells, the 12-year-old who killed himself with his father's rifle. Moss dismissed concerns from Syber's mother about the guns in her estranged husband's home, with tragic results.
Family Court J: Judge Lisa Kent, who earned dismal ratings in a survey of lawyers, says she can't debate challenger Ken Pollock because both of the judge's parents are in the hospital.
Family Court K: Vincent Ochoa and Cynthia Giuliani meet again on October 8 in a program that will air on October 10.
Family Court L: Judge Jennifer Elliot takes on challenger Dawn Throne on October 17.
Family Court N: Two family court attorneys making another bid for the bench, Gayle Nathan and Matthew Harter, go Face to Face October 9.
Family Court O: Frank Sullivan is in. Waiting for Ron Israel to find a suitable date.
Family Court P: Judge Sandra Pomrenze and challenger Jack Howard meet October 8 in a debate that will air on the 10th.
Family Court Q: Bryce Duckworth meets up with Carl Piazza on October 9.
Family Court R: Chuck Hoskin and perennial candidate Bill Henderson go Face to Face.on October 14.
Ms. Bell and Mr. Spretnak appeared on Jon Ralston's Face to Face on Sept. 30. A link to the video will be provided as soon as it is available.
Linda Bell
website - www.lindabellforjudge.com
current position - assistant federal public defender
Contribution and Expense Report
Robert Spretnak
website - no campaign website located
current position - attorney in private practice
Contribution and Expense Report
Judge Cadish and Mr. Childs will appear on Face to Face With Jon Ralston on October 6.
Elissa Cadish
website - www.retainjudgecadish.com
Current position - District Court Judge
Judgepedia profile
Appointment to district court announcement
Contribution and Expense Report
Benjamin Childs
website - www.electchilds.com
Current position - attorney in private practice
Contribution and Expense Report
The general election is November. Harmful Error will be presenting information judicial races the next few weeks. We begin with Nevada Supreme Court Seat B. The Reno Gazette Journal provides a comparison of the two candidates.
Mary "Kris" Pickering
website - www.krispickering.com
motto - The Right Justice for all Nevada
current job - attorney with Morris Pickering & Peterson
position on criminal law cases - nothing explicit, but she notes endorsements by the Clark County Prosecutors Association, DA Investigators Association and National Latino Peace Officers Association
admitted to practice in Nevada - 1977
Contribution and Expense Report
Judgepedia profile
Reno Ad:
Las Vegas Ad:
Deborah Schumacher
website - www.schumacherforjustice.com
current job - Washoe County District Court Judge. She presides over the District's Juvenile Drug Court.
position on criminal law cases - she is a member of the Indgent Defense Commission.
admitted to practice in Nevada - 1985?
Contribution and Expense Report
2008 Washoe County Judicial Evaluation
Interview with Reno Passport
Judgepedia profile
Mark Gibbons
website - could not locate
current job - Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice
admitted to practice - 1975
Campaign and Expense Report
2008 Judicial Performance Evaluation
Judgepedia profile
Thomas Christensen
website - could not locate
current job - attorney in private practice
admitted to practice - 1981
Campaign and Expense Report
Judgepedia profile
"On July 29, 2008, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil injunctive action in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, alleging that six individuals, including a Houston, Texas attorney and a Las Vegas, Nevada attorney, violated various provisions of the federal securities laws in their unregistered, nonexempt distribution of more than 10.8 million shares of the common stock of a Houston, Texas software development company. The complaint further alleges that the six individuals, and one relief defendant, collectively reaped proceeds exceeding $3.91 million from their illegal scheme.
Named in the Commission's complaint are:
Robert L. Sonfield, 76, a Houston, Texas, attorney;
Donald C. Bradley, 76, of Las Vegas, Nevada;
Jeffrey W. Bradley, 48, of Las Vegas, Nevada;
Jason Landess, 62, a Las Vegas, Nevada, attorney;
Marc Lane, 46, believed to reside in Cadiz, Spain;
Roger Brewer, 52, believed to reside in Penzance, England; and,
Alexanderia Blankenship, 46, of Houston, Texas (named as a relief defendant only, for purposes of securing a return of stock sales proceeds transferred to her)."
Additional details and a link to the complaint are available here.
I'm surprised that this story did not surface prior to the primary election. It should be an interesting factor in the general election between Landess and Stefany Miley for Department 23.
The Secretary of State has finally updated its website with results from 100% of the precincts. The website lists erroneous percentages for the Supreme Court races, as it did all night yesterday. Generally, the Secretary of State's election return page is a huge disappointment. I'm hoping it gets improved by the time of the general election.
Nevada Supreme Court Seat B
Nancy Allf - 23.48%
Don Chairez - 23.98
Kris Pickering - 27.18
Deborah Schumacher - 25.35
Clark County has posted its unofficial results. These results do not include mail-in ballots and provisional ballots. Voter turnout was 15% of registered voters.
District Court Dept. 10
Jessie Walsh - 29.72%
David Rivers - 24.41
Ian Christopherson - 10.56
William Kephart - 35.31
District Court Dept. 14
Donald Mosley - 47.31%
Laurie Diefenbach - 25.12
Chris Davis - 27.57
District Court Dept. 23
Elizabeth Halverson - 9.65%
Stefany Miley - 59.94
Jason Landess - 30.41
District Court Dept. 25
Suzan Baucum - 22.08%
Kathleen Delaney - 36.26%
Nicholas Perrino - 19.35%
Susan Scann - 22.31%
Note, Baucum is listed with 19,797 votes and Scann has 20,008. With a 211 difference in votes, it might be possible for the mail-in ballots and provisional ballots to make a difference in this race. I suppose. I don't really know, just wondering.
Family Court J
Kenneth Pollock - 23.59%
Lisa Kent - 34.81
Morrisa Schechtman - 12.87
Michele Mercer - 14.70
Jamie Kent 14.03
Family Court K
Nicholas Del Vecchio - 23.16%
Cynthia Guiliani - 31.29
Vincent Ochoa 32.34
Ellen Bezian - 13.21
Family Court N
John Jensen - 30.58%
Gayle Nathan - 36.29
Mathew Harter - 33.12
Family Court O
Frank Sullivan - 32.85%
Ron Israel - 36.90
Rebecca Wallace - 30.25
Family Court Q
Bryce Duckworth - 28.69%
Thomas Kurtz - 20.57
Allan Bray - 17.18
Tony Liker - 9.38
Carl Piazza - 24.18
Family Court R
Bill Henderson - 36.26%
Chuck Hoskin - 17.88
Maria Maskall - 16.04
Fernando Guzman - 17.28
Brigid Duffy - 12.53
Henderson Justice Court Dept. 3
Sandy Allred-Gigiacamo - 28.39%
David Gibson Sr. - 38.78
Harvey Gruber - 13.86
Ann Purser - 18.97
Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 12
Colby Beck - 10.96
Diana Sullivan - 53.25
Steve Smith - 17.99
David Linn - 17.81
Steve Smith received 10,862 votes. David Linn received 10,756 votes. With a difference of only 106 votes, this race may still be undecided. Maybe.
North Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 3
Chris Lee - 40.56%
Jonathan MacArthur - 22.62
Maria Perez Avilez - 14.75
Marsha Kimble-Simms - 22.07
There is a difference of 46 votes between Kimble-Simms and MacArthur. This is another race where the official, finally tally may alter the result.
Carson City District Court Judge Dept. 2
Caren Jenkins - 17.95%
Mark Krueger - 15.91
Noel Waters - 37.01
Jim Wilson - 29.12
The Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics and Election Practices issued a decision yesterday, Published Decision 08-2, in which it concludes that Family Court Maria Maskall violated Committee Rule 4.5 by releasing opponent Brigid Duffy's unpublished response to the Committee to the public.
Both Maskall and Duffy lost in the primary election.
Primary Election Results. LVRJ 8/13/08
LV attorney leading in high court primary. LVRJ 8/13/08
Halverson ousted; Miley top vote-getter. LVRJ 8/13/08
Halverson loses bid to stay on bench. LVSun 8/13/08
Mosley wins among 3 seeking judge seat. LVSun 8/13/08
Two candidates advance to vie for embattled Judge Del Vecchio's seat. LVRJ 8/13/08
Ex-DAs pitted in Carson City judge race. RGJ 8/13/08
Nine Washoe judges elected without opposition. RGJ 8/13/08
Primary election: Raggio survives, others fall. LVRJ 8/13/08
Raggio survives primary challenge. RGJ 8/13/08
National spotlight: Three House incumbents coast. LVRJ 8/13/08
Sullivan top finisher in primary for Justice Court seat. LVRJ 8/13/08
Primary Election: In low turnout, voters pummel incumbents LVRJ 8/13/08
Editorial: Primary Colors. LVRJ 8/13/08
Registrar: Low turnout but smoothest election in years. RGJ 8/13/08
Crowell, Haskins advance. RGJ 8/13/08
Scroggins to face Sisolak in race for Woodbury's former seat. LVSun 8/13/08
Wilson, Waters to face off in general election for judgeship. Nevada Appeal 8/13/08
Primary election results may be viewed through the Clark County Election Dept. and the Nevada Secretary of State. The polls close at 7 pm.
Huffington Post has published a new article on the firing of US Attorneys, including Nevada's Dan Bogden: U.S. Attorney Scandal Probe Enters White House Circle.
It appears that the Nevada Supreme Court will not issue any opinions today.
New pleadings and orders are available from the Nevada Supreme Court under High Profile Cases:
Stewart v. District Court (O.J. Simpson's co-defendant wants a severance from Simpson)
Halverson v. Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline (yes, you've seen this caption before - this is the fifth Halverson matter on the Court's list of high profile cases)
Nancy Allf
Total Contributions: $489,387 (including approximately $271,000 in loans to self)
Total Expenses: $482,165
Don Chairez
Total Contributions: $135,000 ($135,000 loan to self)
Totaly Expenses: $127,614
This doesn't seem right. I can't imagine that he hasn't received a single donation. Does anyone know the story?
Kris Pickering - not yet posted
Deborah Schumacher
Total Contributions: $317,740 (including $150,000 in loan to self)
Total Expenses: $132,006
Posted below are links to the Contribution and Expense reports for judicial candidates. The amounts listed to not include in-kind donations. Details about donors and expenses can be found on the pdf documents that are linked for each of the candidates.
I don't have time to list Family Court, Justice of the Peace and non-Clark County races other than the Nevada Supreme Court races. You can find information on these candidates through the Nevada Secretary of State and Clark County Election Department.
The Nevada Secretary of State has not yet posted reports by candidates for Supreme Court Seat B. I will post these as soon as they are available.
And now for a vent: the deadlines for these reports needs to be moved up by two weeks. Early voting for the primary began over a week ago and this information may be useful to voters -- presumably that is the reason the reports are generated. Someone needs to fix this.
Bruce Gale
Total Contributions: $1,900
Total Expenses: $150
Michael Villani
Total Contributions: $102,309
Total Expenses: $65,800
Kurt Harris
Total Contributions: $9,150
Total Expenses: $9,039
Michelle Leavitt
Total Contributions: $157,939
Total Expenses: $115,038
Ian Christopherson
Total Contributions: $0
Total Expenses: $0
William Kephart
Total Contributions: $141,553
Total Expenses: $141,402
David Rivers
Total Contributions: $211,674
Total Expenses: $201,550
Jessie Walsh - not yet posted
Elizabeth Halverson
Total Contributions: $5,200 (includes $5,200 loan to self)
Total Expenses: $3,658
Jason Landess
Total Contributions: $100,389 (including $78,000 loan to self)
Total Expenses: $37,989
Stefany Miley
Total Contributions: $144,340
Total Expenses: $116,717
Laurie Diefenbach
Total Contributions: $1,249
Total Expenses: $3,311
Chris Davis
Total Contributions: $36,512 (including approx. $20,000 in loans to self)
Total Expenses: $23,456
Donald Mosley
Total Contributions $87,755
Total Expenses $73,154
Elissa Cadish
Total Contributions: $78,793
Total Expenses: $34,842
Benjamin Childs
Total Contributions: $5425
Total Expenses: $5369
Suzan Baucum
Total Contributions: $93,071 (including approx. $8,000 in loans to self)
Total Expenses: $75,404
Kathleen Delaney
Total Contributions: $46,795
Total Expenses: $44,584
Susan Scann
Total Contributions: $95,199 (including $64,525 in loans to self)
Total Expenses: $92,323
Nicholas Perrino
Total Contributions $12,450 (including $12,000 in loans to self)
Total Expenses $10,998
Josh Kunis
Total Contributions: $64,362 (including $50,162 in loans to self)
Total Expenses: $40,081
Doug Smith
Total Contributions: $249,764
Total Expenses: $42,650
Linda Bell
Total Contributions: $109,828
Total Expenses: $21,939
Robert Spretnak
Total Contributions: $1450
Total Expenses: $428
Candidate Contribution and Expense Reports are due Tuesday, August 5. I'll update these posts as information is made available.
Mark Gibbons
Cash on hand: $58,099
Contributions: $316,850
Expenses: $181,814
Thomas Christensen
Contributions: $0
Expenses $0
Michelle Leavitt
Total Contributions: $157,939
Total Expenses: $115,038
Kurt Harris
Total Contributions: $9,150
Total Expenses: $9,039
Co-defendant in OJ Simpson case enters plea. RGJ 8/4/08
Eight Washoe judges run for re-election unopposed. RGJ 8/2/08
Bogden firing may yet be explained. LVSun 8/3/08
Court tried to order staff raises. Nevada Appeal 8/4/08
Chairez hopes to change image of state's high court. Elko Daily 8/2/08
Charges against judge to be heard. LVRJ 8/4/08
Air Marshals: Uncivil Aviation. LVRJ 8/3/08
Performance reviews: evaluations of judges catches on. LVRJ 8/3/08
Blank checks and balances: It was always all about the judges. Slate 8/1/08
District Court Donald Mosley and his two opponents for District Court 14 will be featured on KNPR at 9:00 a.m. Listen live here.
The four candidates for Supreme Court Seat B - Nancy Allf, Don Chairez, Kris Pickering and Deborah Schumacher - appeared on KNPR yesterday. Audio is available here.
Brigid Duffy
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - Deputy District Attorney
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1999
Fernando Guzman
Website - www.guzman4judge.com
Motto - Because Family Matters
Current Job - Attorney in private practice, judge pro tem
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1974
Bill Henderson
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1987
Chuck Hoskin
Website - www.hoskin4judge.com
Motto - "It's time for a new day in Family Court"
Current Job - Attorney in private practice, judge pro tem
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1991
Pamela Lawson
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1993
Maria Maskall
Website - www.mariamaskall.com
Motto - ?
Current Job - Attorney in private practice, judge pro tem
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1997
The Las Vegas Review Journal provides this summary of the race.
If you know of other videos (commercials) available online, please contact me at jonell [at] jonellthomas [dot] com.
Allan Bray
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1970
Bryce Duckworth
Website - www.bryceduckworth.com
Motto - Trusted Respected Dedicated
Current Job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1991
Thomas Kurtz
Website - www.thomasgkurtz.com
Motto - ?
Current Job - Alternate hearing master, attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1983
Tony Liker
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1992
Carl Piazza
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1979
More information is available from the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Ron Israel
Website - www.israelforjudge.com
Motto - "Experience Makes The Difference"
Current Job - Attorney in Private Practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1982
Frank Sullivan
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - Hearing Master
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1985
Rebecca Wallace
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1992
The Review Journal summarizes the race and provides photos of the candidates.
Term limits: State high court rules 21 ineligible. LVRJ 7/26/08
State's high court: 12-year limits valid. RGJ 7/26/08
Campaigns halt as Nevada Court Upholds Term Limits. New York Times 7/26/08
State Supreme Court: Woodbury's calm knows no bounds. LVRJ 7/27/08
Editorial: Term limits upheld. LVRJ 7/27/08
Running unopposed: primary races lack punch. LVRJ 7/26/08
The Las Vegas Review Journal also provides a voter guide, which includes information on several judicial races:
Henderson Justice of the Peace
North Las Vegas Justice of the Peace
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace
The Nevada Appeal notes judicial races in Carson City:
District Court Judge: Jim Wilson
District Court Judge: Caren Jenkins
Mathew Harter
Website - www.mharter.com
Motto - ?
Current Job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1994
John Jensen
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - Family Court Clerk of the Court
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1986
Terrance Marren
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - senior judge
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1977
Gayle Nathan
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to Practice in Nevada - 1993
Ellen Bezian
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - ?
Admitted in Nevada - ?
Nicholas Del Vecchio
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - Family court judge
Admitted in Nevada - ?
Cynthia Giuliani
Website - www.giulianiforjudge.com
Motto - Families First
Current Job - attorney in private practice
Admitted in Nevada - ?
Vincent Ochoa
Website - www.vincentochoa.com
Motto - ?
Current Job - attorney in private practice
Admitted in Nevada - 1979
Jamie Kent
Website - www.jamiekent.org
Motto - ?
Current job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to practice in Nevada - 1993
Lisa Kent
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current job - Family court judge
Admitted to practice in Nevada - 1991
Michele Mercer
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to practice in Nevada - 1998
Kenneth Pollock
Website - www.pollock4judge.com
Motto - Your First Choice For Family Court Judge Department J
Current job - attorney in private practice
Admitted to practice in Nevada - 1998
Morrisa Schechtman
Website - www.schechtman4judge.net
Motto - Committed and Dedicated to Helping Families
Current job - Attorney in private practice and pro tem commissioner
Admitted to practice in Nevada - 1991
Cheryl Moss
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current job - Family court judge
Admitted to Nevada - 1997
Gregory Gordon
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current job - Attorney in private practice
Admitted to Nevada - 1994
Greta Muirhead
Website - www.electgreta.com
Motto -
Current job - attorney in private practice, alternate hearing master
Admitted to Nevada - 1990
Suzan Baucum
Website - www.suzanbaucum.com
Motto - ?
Current Job - Executive Director, Nevada Law Foundation
Position on Criminal Law Cases - Endorsed by law enforcement and prosecutor associations.
Admitted in Nevada - 1992
Kathleen Delaney
Website - www.delaneyforjudge.com
Motto - Honesty. Integrity. Experience.
Current Job - Deputy Attorney General - Bureau of Consumer Protection
Position on Criminal Law Cases - Endorsed by law enforcement agencies.
Admitted in Nevada - 1992
Nicholas Perrino
Website - ?
Motto - ?
Current Job - ?
Position on Criminal Law Cases - ?
Admitted in Nevada - 2004
Susan Scann
Website - www.susanscann.com
Motto - Because Experience Matters
Current Job - Attorney in private practice, pro tem municipal court judge
Position on Criminal Law Cases - ?
Admitted in Nevada - 1977
Chris Davis
Website - www. chrisdavis4judge.com
Motto - Because Integrity Matters
Current Job - Deputy City Attorney
Position on Criminal Law Cases - Reduce violent crime by restoring integrity to the District Court and through sentences that are tough, fair and certain.
Admitted in Nevada - 1998
Laurie Deffenbach
Website - laurie4judge.com
Motto - ?
Current Job - Public Defender
Position on Criminal Law Cases - ?
Admitted in Nevada - 1996
Donald Mosley. Incumbent.
Website - www.judgemosley.com
Motto - ?
Current Job - District Court Judge
Position on Criminal Law Cases - "Goals: Prison Reform - Require inmates to work to earn their keep and repay their debts to society. End meritless criminal appeals."
Admitted in Nevada - 1977
Thanks Wild Wild Law for the referrals. Posts on the judicial primary races include:
Nevada Primary Elections: Nevada Supreme Court Seat B
Nevada Primary Elections: Clark County District Court Dept. 10
Additional posts on the primary election will be presented each day this week and next week.
Information on campaign donations and expense reports will be available after August 5th, when they are filed with the Secretary of State.
Older posts concerning Election 2008 are also available.
Ian Christopherson
website - ?
motto - ?
current job - attorney in private practice
position on criminal law cases - ?
admitted to practice in Nevada - 1989
William Kephart
website - www.kephartforjudge.com
motto - Ethics, Integrity and Justice
current job - Deputy District Attorney
position on criminal law cases - "As our District Court Judge, Kephart will fairly apply the 'rule of law' to ensure that criminals are punished and victims are protected." He is endorsed by various law enforcement and prosecutor associations. He cites to cases against John Butler and Robert Byford as examples of his experience, but fails to mention that both cases were originally reversed in part because of prosecutorial misconduct.
admitted to practice in Nevada - 1988
David Rivers
website - www.davidriversfordistrictcourt.com
motto - ?
current job - attorney in private practice
position on criminal law cases - ?
admitted to practice in Nevada - 1983
Jessie Walsh. Incumbent.
website - www.judgejessiewalsh.com
motto - Fair Proven Qualified
current job - District Court Judge
position on criminal law cases - ?
admitted to practice in Nevada - ?
It's pretty tough to keep track of all of the writs and appeals pending before the Nevada Supreme Court concerning the 2008 election. Most of them are listed on the Court's High Profile Cases page and links are provided to the documents filed in those proceedings.
New filings include a challenge by Family Court candidate Maria Maskall to the candidacy of her opponent Brigid Duffy. Maskall contends that Duffy is not qualified to be a candidate for district court judge because she will not have been a licensed and admitted attorney for 10 years prior to the election (as opposed to the date that she was take office if elected).
There is also a challenge to the candidacy of Senator William Raggio based upon term limits.
District judge race: lawyer's judgment at issue (re: Jason Landess, Candidate for Dept. 25). LVRJ 5/25/08
Fetus discovered at Fallon high school. Nevada Appeal 5/25/08
Prosecutor won't fight regent's candidacy based on term limits. LVRJ 5/24/08
Bon appetit. LVSun 5/26/08
Rendering justice, with one eye on re-election. Adam Liptak, NYTimes 5/25/08
Murder, She Once Wrote. NYTimes 5/25/08
Rove Subpoenaed Again (re: firing of US Attorneys, including Nevada's Dan Bogden). Washington Post 5/23/08
Pellicano trial redials an old number that many fear -- wiretaps. LA Times 5/26/08
Karl Rove denies meddling in Siegelman investigation. LATimes 5/26/08
Candidate websites update. If you know of any others, please comment below or send an email to jonell ~~at~~jonellthomas.com~~dot~~com.
Nancy Allf, Nevada Supreme Court candidate
Elissa Cadish, 8th JD Department 6 incumbent and candidate
Linda Bell, 8th JD Department 7 candidate
Josh Kunis, 8th JD Department 8 candidate
Jessie Walsh, 8th JD Department 10 incumbent and candidate
William Kephart, 8th JD Department 10 candidate
Chris Davis, 8th JD Department 14 candidate
Laurie Diefenbach, 8th JD Department 14 candidate
Donald Mosley, 8th JD Department 14 incumbent and candidate
Elizabeth Halverson, 8th JD Department 23 incumbent and candidate
Stefany Miley, 8th JD Department 23 candidate (you tube video)
Suzan Baucum, 8th JD Department 25 candidate
Amy Mastin, 8th JD Family Court Department G candidate
Cynthia Dianne Steel, 8th JD Family Court Department Department G candidate and incumbent
Greta Muirhead, 8th JD Family Court Department I candidate
Morrissa Schechtman, 8th JD Family Court Department J candidate
Kenneth Pollock, 8th JD Family Court Department K candidate
Mat Harter, 8th JD Family Court Department N candidate
Thomas Kurtz, 8th JD Family Court Department Q candidate
Chuck Hoskin, 8th JD Family Court Department R candidate
Maria Maskall, 8th JD Family Court Department R candidate
Melissa Saragosa, Las Vegas Justice Court, Dept. 4 (uncontested)
Chris Lee, North Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 3 candidate
Caren Jenkins, 1st JD (Carson City) Department 2 candidate
Noel Waters, 1st JD (Carson City) Department 2 candidate
Brent Adams, 2nd JD (Reno) Department 6 incumbent and candidate
Greg Zunino, 2nd JD (Reno) Department 6 candidate
Patrick Flanagan, 2nd JD (Reno) Department 7 incumbent (uncontested)
Candidates file for local offices. RGJ 5/17/08
Female officers face balancing act of dangerous job, family. RGJ 5/18/08
Candidate filing ends. Nevada Appeal 5/17/08
Candidate filings listed. LVRJ 5/18/08
Tougher prison baby rules OK'd. LVRJ 5/17/08
Arrest report obtained for UMC arrest. Las Vegas Now 5/17/08
Radio Hosts Gleefully Try to Taint Jurors. Washington Post 5/18/08
In prison for murder, pulling Vegas strings. LATimes 5/17/08 (re: Ron Mortensen)
As prices rise, crime tipsters work overtime. NYTimes 5/18/08
FBI gets mixed review in interrogation report. NYTimes 5/17/08
Editorial: Court without a quorum. NYTimes 5/18/08
New Tack on Straying Parolees Offers a Hand Instead of Cuffs. NYTimes 5/17/08
Articles from the Las Vegas Review Journal concerning its series Judging the Judges are noted in this post.
The filing deadline for judicial candidates was in January, but most other candidates facing election this year filed this week.
The Secretary of State has a list of candidates for national, statewide and rural races, with photos!
Clark County's list is available and includes information on local races and Congressional Districts 1 and 3.
Washoe County's list is available here.
There are some interesting races. Sharron Angle filed against Bill Raggio. Steve Sisolak and Brian Scroggins filed against Bruce Woodbury (who has received conflicting opinions from the Secretary of State and DA's office as to whether he is eligible due to term limits).
Former Clark County prosecutor Robert Daskas has announced that he is dropping out of the 3rd District race against Jon Porter. Jon Ralston provides the text of Daskas's press release:
"Citing family considerations, Robert Daskas has announced his decision to withdraw his candidacy for Nevada's Third Congressional District. The Daskas campaign has every confidence that another strong, viable candidate will enter the race and unseat incumbent Jon Porter. Daskas thanks everyone for their support and asks supporters to stay focused on the common goal of changing our representative in the Third Congressional District. Democrats now hold a 22,500 voter registration advantage over Republicans in the district."
No word yet as to whether or not Daskas will resume his career with the Clark County District Attorney's Office.
In brief (re: Mirch disbarment). LVRJ 4/12/08
Morrison: Tempest in teapot, maybe, but candidate should expect ethics complaint (re: Kephart campaign for Dept. 10). LVRJ 4/12/08
High profile Henderson case: police shooting justifiable. LVRJ 4/12/08
Addiction trips up former top cop. LVRJ 4/12/08
Family sues over death of death row inmate. LVRJ 4/12/08
Nevada Constitution: Term limits challenge in works. LVRJ 4/13/08
Questions still linger after inquest ruling. LVRJ 4/13/08
Mitchell: A speedy libel trial, but is it a fair one. LVRJ 4/13/08
Mack lawyer adds to claims on judge. RGJ 4/12/08
The Las Vegas Sun reports that District Court Judge Donald Mosley will not recuse himself from presiding over former Clark County Commission Lynette Bogg's criminal case, even though similar accusations have been leveled against him. Boggs has been indicted on charges that she illegally spent $1,200 in campaign money to employ a nanny. She states that the nanny was employed while she was attending campaign events. Mosley received scrutiny after providing $10,000 to his former girlfriend. According to the Sun, the girlfriend claimed that the money was a gift while Judge Mosley asserted that the money was a brief loan to the woman.
January 31st was the final deadline for judicial election candidates to withdraw their notices of candidacy. Two candidates in Clark County pulled out: Michael Root, who was challenging Judge Herndon, and Mark Karris, who was opposing Eric Goodman for Justice Court Department 11. With those changes, the following list reflects judicial elections for 2008.
Nevada Supreme Court:
Seat D - Mark Gibbons, Thomas Christensen
Seat B - Don Chairez, Deborah Schumacher, Mary "Kris" Pickering, Nancy Allf
Clark County District Court Judges
Uncontested
District Court Dept. 1 - Ken Cory
District Court Dept. 2 - Valorie Vega
District Court Dept. 3 - Douglas Herndon
District Court Dept. 4 - Kathy Hardcastle
District Court Dept. 5 - Jackie Glass
District Court Dept. 9 - Jennifer Togliatti
District Court Dept. 11 - Betsy Gonzalez
District Court Dept. 13 - Mark Denton
District Court Dept. 15 - Abbi Silver
District Court Dept. 16 - Tim Williams
District Court Dept. 18 - David Barker
District Court Dept. 19 - Allen Earl
District Court Dept. 20 - David Wall
District Court Dept. 21 - Valerie Adair
District Court Dept. 24 - James Bixler
Family Court H - Art Richie
Family Court M - William Potter
Contested
District Court Dept. 6 - Elissa Cadish, Benjamin Childs
District Court Dept. 7 - Linda Bell, Robert Spretnak
District Court Dept. 8 - Doug Smith, Josh Kunis
District Court Dept. 10 - Jessie Walsh, David Rivers, Ian Christopherson, William Kephart
District Court Dept. 12 - Michelle Leavitt, Kurt Harris
District Court Dept. 14 - Donald Mosley, Laurie Diefenbach, Chris Davis
District Court Dept. 17 - Michael Villani, Bruce Gale
District Court Dept. 22 - Susan Johnson, Donn Ianuzi
District Court Dept. 23 - Elizabeth Halverson, Stefany Miley, Jason Landess
District Court Dept. 25 - Suzan Baucum, Kathleen Delaney, Nicholas Perrino, Susan Scann
Family Court G - Cynthia Dianne Steel, Amy Mastin
Family Court I - Cheryl Moss, Gregory Gordon, Greta Muirhead
Family Court J - Kenneth Pollock, Lisa Kent, Morrisa Schechtman, Michele Mercer, Jamie Kent
Family Court K - Nicholas Del Vecchio, Cynthia Guiliani, Vincent Ochoa,Ellen Bezian
Family Court L - Jennifer Elliott, Dawn Throne
Family Court N - John Jensen, Terrance Marren, Gayle Nathan, Mathew Harter
Family Court O - Frank Sullivan, Ron Israel, Rebecca Wallace
Family Court P - Jack Howard, Sandra Pomrenze
Family Court Q - Bryce Duckworth, Thomas Kurtz, Allan Bray, Tony Liker, Carl Piazza
Family Court R - Bill Henderson, Chuck Hoskin, Maria Maskall, Fernando Guzman, Pamela Lawson, Brigid Duffy
1st JD (Carson City) District Court Judges:
Dept. 1 - James Russell
Dept. 2 - Caren Jenkins, Noel Waters, Jim Wilson, Mark Krueger
2nd JD (Reno) District Court Judges:
Dept. 1 - Janet Berry
Dept. 3 - Jerry Polaha
Dept. 4 - Connie Steinheimer, David Neidert
Dept. 6 - Brent Adams, Greg Zunino
Dept. 7 - Patrick Flanagan
Dept. 8 - Steven Kosach
Dept. 9 - Robert Perry, Elliott Sattler
Dept. 10 - Steven Elliott
Dept. __ Family Court - Frances Doherty
Dept. 13 Family Court - Bridget Robb-Peck
Dept. 14 Family Court - Linda Gardner
3rd JD (Fallon) District Court Judges:
Dept. 1 - Art Mallory, David Huff, Jack Kennedy
Dept. 2 - Leon Aberasturi, John Schlegelmilch
Dept. 3 - William Rogers, Thomas Stockard
4th JD (Elko) District Court Judges:
Dept. 1 - David Loreman, Mike Memeo
Dept. 2 - Andrew Puccinelli
5th JD (Dayton) District Court Judges
Dept. 1 - Marla Zlotek, John Davis, Robert Beckett
Dept. 2 - Robert Lane
6th JD (Winnemucca and Lovelock) District Court Judges
Dept. 1 - Richard Wagner
Dept. 2 - Robert Dolan, Jim Shirley, Michael Montero, William Schaeffer, Kent Maher
7th JD (Ely) District Court Judges
Dept. 1 - Steven Dobrescu
Dept. 2 - Dan Papez
9th JD (Douglas County) District Court Judges:
Dept. - Michael Gibbons
Dept. _
Justice Courts
Henderson Justice Court Dept. 2 - Stephan George
Henderson Justice Court Dept. 3 - Sandy Allred-Gigiacamo, David Gibson, Harvey Gruber, An Purser
Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 4 - Melissa Saragosa
Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 11 (new position) - Eric Goodman
Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 12 (new position) - Colby Beck, Diana Sullivan, Steve Smith, David Linn
North Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 3 (new position) - Chris Lee, Jonathan MacArthur, Michael Javornicky, Maria Perez Avilez , Marsha Kimble-Simms
Morrison: Judges playing musical chairs could leave taxpayers, voters standing. LVRJ 1/28/08
Pathologist (Cyril Wecht) accused of profiting from office. NYTimes 1/28/08
Officer's arrests put spotlight on police use of informants. NYTimes 1/27/08
Vegas chapels' unholy hustle. LATimes 1//28/08
Carona's pro bono defense deal. LATimes 1/28/08
Campaign Contributions and Expense Reports show that incumbents start their races with the cash on hand as follows:
Nevada Supreme Court:
Seat D - Mark Gibbons - $58,099
Clark County District Court Judges
District Court Dept. 3 - Douglas Herndon - $160,167 (last report filed1/12/07)
District Court Dept. 8 - Doug Smith (funds may be available from his justice court campaigns, amount unknown)
District Court Dept. 10 - Jessie Walsh - $0 (end of 2002 report)
District Court Dept. 12 - Michelle Leavitt - $9,417
District Court Dept. 14 - Donald Mosley - $9,855
District Court Dept. 17 - Michael Villani - unclear from report
District Court Dept. 22 - Susan Johnson - unclear from report
District Court Dept. 23 - Elizabeth Halverson - unclear from report
Family Court G - Cynthia Dianne Steel - $7,351
Family Court I - Cheryl Moss appears to be $0
Family Court J - Kenneth Pollock - appears to be $0
Family Court K - Nicholas Del Vecchio - appears to be $27,310
Family Court L - Jennifer Elliott - appears to be $0
Family Court N - John Jensen - appears to be $0
Judicial office candidates on Clark County ballot. LVRJ 1/19/08
Nevada Supreme Court: LV lawyer files to face chief justice. LVRJ 1/19/08
Three more Nevada Supreme Court candidates. Nevada Appeal 1/19/08
97 candidates competing for judicial posts. LVRJ 1/19/08
Mack bid for 'do over' denied. LVRJ 1/19/08
Judge denies Mack's request for new trial. RGJ 1/19/08
9th Circuit upholds decision of Reno killer. RGJ 1/19/08
Moran named to Nevada Ethics Commission. Nevada Appeal 1/19/08
Lawyer Reveals Secret, Toppling Death Sentence. Adam Liptak, NYTimes 1/19/08
Update:
ESP architect to design new juvenile justice facility. Ely News 1/17/08
Editorial: New problems for indigent defense. LVRJ 1/20/08
Today's new filings:
Nancy Allf, Nevada Supreme Court Seat B
Mary "Kris" Pickering, Nevada Supreme Court Seat B
Thomas Christensen, Nevada Supreme Court Seat D
Michael Root, Dist. Court Dept. 3
Benjamin Childs, Dist. Court Dept. 6
Josh Kunis, Dist. Court Dept. 8
William Kephart, Dist. Court Dept. 10
Laurie Diefenbach, Dist. Court Dept. 14
Chris Davis, Dist. Court Dept. 14
Bruce Gale, Dist. Court Dept. 17
Jason Landess, Dist. Court Dept. 23
Nicholas Perrino. Dist. Court Dept. 25
Amy Mastin, Family Court G
Greta Muirhead, Family Court I
Jamie Kent, Family Court J
Rebecca Wallace, Family Court O
Carl Piazza, Family Court Dept. Q
Fernando Guzman, Family Court Dept. R
Pamela Lawson, Family Court Dept. R
Brigid Duffy, Family Court R
Harvey Gruber, Henderson Justice Court Dept. 3
Ann Purser, Henderson Justice Court Dept. 3
David Linn, Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 12
Marsha Kimble-Simms, North Las Vegas Dept. 3
In addition, Troy Peyton withdrew as a candidate for Dept. 23 and Nancy Allf withdrew as a candidate for Dept. 25
Susan Scann withdrew from the Dept. 8 race and is now running in Dept. 25
Robert Beckett, 5th JD (Pahrump)
William Schaeffer 6th JD (Battle Mountain)
Kent Maher 6th JD (Winnemucca)
If this information is wrong, or if someone else should be added to the list, please contact me at jonell ~~~ at ~~~ jonellthomas ~~~ dot ~~~ com or post a comment below.
Nevada Supreme Court:
Seat D - Mark Gibbons, Thomas Christensen
Seat B - Don Chairez, Deborah Schumacher, Mary "Kris" Pickering, Nancy Allf
Clark County District Court Judges
District Court Dept. 1 - Ken Cory
District Court Dept. 2 - Valorie Vega
District Court Dept. 3 - Douglas Herndon, Michael Root
District Court Dept. 4 - Kathy Hardcastle
District Court Dept. 5 - Jackie Glass
District Court Dept. 6 - Elissa Cadish, Benjamin Childs
District Court Dept. 7 - Linda Bell, Robert Spretnak
District Court Dept. 8 - Doug Smith, Josh Kunis
District Court Dept. 9 - Jennifer Togliatti
District Court Dept. 10 - Jessie Walsh, David Rivers, Ian Christopherson, William Kephart
District Court Dept. 11 - Betsy Gonzalez
District Court Dept. 12 - Michelle Leavitt, Kurt Harris
District Court Dept. 13 - Mark Denton
District Court Dept. 14 - Donald Mosley, Laurie Diefenbach, Chris Davis
District Court Dept. 15 - Abbi Silver
District Court Dept. 16 - Tim Williams
District Court Dept. 17 - Michael Villani, Bruce Gale
District Court Dept. 18 - David Barker
District Court Dept. 19 - Allen Earl
District Court Dept. 20 - David Wall
District Court Dept. 21 - Valerie Adair
District Court Dept. 22 - Susan Johnson, Donn Ianuzi
District Court Dept. 23 - Elizabeth Halverson, Stefany Miley, Jason Landess
District Court Dept. 24 - James Bixler
District Court Dept. 25 - Suzan Baucum, Kathleen Delaney, Nicholas Perrino, Susan Scann
Family Court G - Cynthia Dianne Steel, Amy Mastin
Family Court H - Art Richie
Family Court I - Cheryl Moss, Gregory Gordon, Greta Muirhead
Family Court J - Kenneth Pollock, Lisa Kent, Morrisa Schechtman, Michele Mercer, Jamie Kent
Family Court K - Nicholas Del Vecchio, Cynthia Guiliani, Vincent Ochoa,Ellen Bezian
Family Court L - Jennifer Elliott, Dawn Throne
Family Court M - William Potter
Family Court N - John Jensen, Terrance Marren, Gayle Nathan, Mathew Harter
Family Court O - Frank Sullivan, Ron Israel, Rebecca Wallace
Family Court P - Jack Howard, Sandra Pomrenze
Family Court Q - Bryce Duckworth, Thomas Kurtz, Allan Bray, Tony Liker, Carl Piazza
Family Court R - Bill Henderson, Chuck Hoskin, Maria Maskall, Fernando Guzman, Pamela Lawson, Brigid Duffy
1st JD (Carson City) District Court Judges:
Dept. 1 - James Russell
Dept. 2 - Caren Jenkins, Noel Waters, Jim Wilson, Mark Krueger
2nd JD (Reno) District Court Judges:
Dept. 1 - Janet Berry
Dept. 3 - Jerry Polaha
Dept. 4 - Connie Steinheimer, David Neidert
Dept. 6 - Brent Adams, Greg Zunino
Dept. 7 - Patrick Flanagan
Dept. 8 - Steven Kosach
Dept. 9 - Robert Perry, Elliott Sattler
Dept. 10 - Steven Elliott
Dept. __ Family Court - Frances Doherty
Dept. 13 Family Court - Bridget Robb-Peck
Dept. 14 Family Court - Linda Gardner
3rd JD (Fallon) District Court Judges:
Dept. 1 - Art Mallory, David Huff, Jack Kennedy
Dept. 2 - Leon Aberasturi, John Schlegelmilch
Dept. 3 - William Rogers, Thomas Stockard
4th JD (Elko) District Court Judges:
Dept. 1 - David Loreman, Mike Memeo
Dept. 2 - Andrew Puccinelli
5th JD (Dayton) District Court Judges
Dept. 1 - Marla Zlotek, John Davis, Robert Beckett
Dept. 2 - Robert Lane
6th JD (Winnemucca and Lovelock) District Court Judges
Dept. 1 - Richard Wagner
Dept. 2 - Robert Dolan, Jim Shirley, Michael Montero, William Schaeffer, Kent Maher
7th JD (Ely) District Court Judges
Dept. 1 - Steven Dobrescu
Dept. 2 - Dan Papez
9th JD (Douglas County) District Court Judges:
Dept. - Michael Gibbons
Dept. _
Justice Courts
Henderson Justice Court Dept. 2 - Stephan George
Henderson Justice Court Dept. 3 - Sandy Allred-Gigiacamo, David Gibson, Harvey Gruber, An Purser
Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 4 - Melissa Saragosa
Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 11 (new position) - Eric Goodman, Mark Karris
Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 12 (new position) - Colby Beck, Diana Sullivan, Steve Smith, David Linn
North Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 3 (new position) - Chris Lee, Jonathan MacArthur, Michael Javornicky, Maria Perez Avilez , Marsha Kimble-Simms
Taxpayers save, thanks to overtime crackdown. LVSun 1/14/08
Morrison: Initial here if you know who takes heat in doctor-lawyer malpractice case. LVRJ 1/14/08
Loreman files for seat on district court bench: Ely attorney to face imcumbent Memeo in Dist. 1. Elko Daily 1/11/08
Also of note, the US Supreme Court denied certiorari today in the cases of Marlo Thomas and Donte Johnson. Both cases presented the issue of whether Crawford should apply in a capital sentencing hearing.
Editorial: Maupin retires. LVRJ 1/11/08
Editorial: Nevada's new US Attorney. LVRJ 1/11/08
Judge delays Mack sentencing. RGJ 1/11/08
NV brothel owner ordered to show info. RGJ 1/11/08
FBI, failing to pay bills, loses wiretaps. NYTimes 1/11/08
Legal experts weigh death penalty reform. LATimes 1/11/08
Ashcroft deal brings scrutiny. NYTimes 1/10/08
The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that former district court judge Don Chairez and current Washoe County district court judge Deborah Schumacher have filed notices of candidacy for the Nevada Supreme Court seat currently occupied by Justice Maupin. The Reno Gazette Journal provides background information on Judge Schumacher.
Justice William Maupin has announced that he will not seek a third-term as a Nevada Supreme Court Justice.
I remember when Justice Maupin was first elected to the Court and recall feeling less than thrilled about him being in that position. I was wrong. Very, very wrong. Justice Maupin has been the source of many thoughtful and scholarly opinions and has made a very positive contribution to criminal law jurisprudence in this state. I am sorry to see him leave.
Mack claims judge (Weller) sought money in plea deal. RGJ 1/8/08
Mack: "psychologically raped" by lawyers. RGJ 1/7/08
9 incumbent Washoe County judges file for re-election. RGJ 1/8/08
Clark County Judges: 54 file for judicial positions. LVRJ 1/8/08
New US Attorney for Nevada sworn in. Nevada Appeal 1/8/08
Nevada high court justice seeks re-election. Nevada Appeal 1/8/08
Gibbons seeks re-election to Supreme Court. LVRJ 1/8/08
ACLU follows up on report on inmate care at Nevada prison. Nevada Appeal 1/8/08
Nevada judicial panel files complaint against judge. Nevada Appeal 1/7/08
Judicial Discipline Commission: Judge faces misconduct charge. LVRJ 1/8/08
Editorial: death penalty procrastination. LVRJ 1/8/08
Editorial: Public Defenders. LVRJ 1/8/08
Justices chilly to bid to alter lethal injections. NYTimes 1/8/08
Justices seem unswayed by lethal injection foes. NYTimes 1/8/08
Scotusblog also provides analysis of the lethal injection oral arguments and provides links to the transcripts.
FBI data shows drop in crime. NYTimes 1/8/08
If your hard-drive could testify. Adam Liptak NYTimes 1/8/08
State still mum about need to make cuts at Ely State Prison. Ely Times 1/2/08
Department of Prisons dodges responsibility for not ordering autopsies on two ESP inmates. Ely Times 1/2/08
District Court: Judges decides to leave bench. LVRJ 1/3/08
Filing period for judges starts January 7 under new law. RGJ 1/2/08
In brief. LVRJ 1/3/08 (re: Municipal Court Judge Toy Gregory's heart attack).
Court administrator plans to retire in June. LVRJ 1/3/08
Non-stop Ely to Las Vegas flights to start by summer. Ely Times 1/2/08
Museum plans arresting experience. LVSun1/3/08
Judge revokes public defender for local travel agent's defense. Lahontan Valley News 1/1/08
Nevada faces parole hearing overload. Sparks Tribune 1/2/08
Huge number of inmates to get parole hearings in February. Nevada Appeal 1/2/08
Editorial: Stopping secret justice. LVRJ 1/3/08
The Scourge of the Billable Hour. Slate 1/2/08
Justice Dept. Sets Criminal Inquiry on CIA Tapes. NYTimes 1/2/08
Criminal Probe on CIA Tapes Opened. Washington Post 1/3/08
States Hesitate to Lead Change on Executions. Adam Liptak, NYTimes 1/3/08
Under Pressure, Prosecutor in Texas Won't Run Again. NYTimes 1/3/08
Holidays slow, don't stop court business. LVSun 12/25/07
Editorial: Prison officials must avoid health-care battle. RGJ 12/23/07
Judicial hopefuls face early filing date. RGJ 12/26/07
At 60% of total, Texas is bucking execution trend. Adam Liptak, NYTimes 12/26/07
Los Angeles combating gangs gone international. NYTimes 12/26/07
State's prison budge is up 79% since 2003. LATimes 12/26/07
The Work Remaining. Editorial NYTimes 12/26/07
Schools, prisons must join in budget cuts. Nevada Appeal 12/15/07
Board finds chiropractor guilty of unprofessional conduct. LVRJ 12/16/07
Sealed lawsuits: trend among cases criticized. LVRJ 12/16/07
Doctor to retaliate for drug charges. LVRJ 12/15/07
Inmate serving life sentence fights for right to keep beard. LVRJ 12/15/07
Criminal citations set in Harrah's remodeling. LVRJ 12/15/07
17 criminal misdemeanor citations issues to Harrah's Entertainment. Nevada Appeal 12/15/07
Reno teenager sues ex-police officer over traffic stop. Nevada Appeal 12/15/07
From street to discreet. LVSun 12/15/07
Looking in on: Courts. LVSun 12/14/07
District Court: Halverson attracts opponent. LVRJ 12/13/07
Democrats join in court fight over Gibbons' cuts. LVRJ 12/13/07