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- From a press release:
Chief Justice Mark Gibbons has announced the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection has recommended three names to Governor Steve Sisolak for his consideration to fill the opening on Dept. 6 of the Eighth Judicial District Court. The vacancy came about after the election of the Honorable Elissa F. Cadish to the Nevada Supreme Court.
The Commission recommended the following three nominees for the open position, in alphabetical order:
• Trevor Lee Atkin, 56, Attorney, Atkin Winner & Sherrod
• Stephanie A. Barker, 56, Boulder City, State Bar of Nevada, Retired
• Jacqueline Bluth, 37, Las Vegas, Clark County District Attorney’s OfficeA total of 9 Nevada attorneys with 10 years of legal experience and two years of Nevada residency applied for the position and participated in public interviews in Las Vegas. As has been the rule since 2007, the Commission’s interviews were open to the public and public comment was requested.
The Governor’s appointee must run in the 2020 General Election and win to retain the seat.
In selecting the finalists, the Commission considered the applicants’ interviews along with information in comprehensive applications about education, law practice, business involvement, community involvement, and professional and personal conduct. The Commission also considered letters of reference and public statements during the interview process.
Aunt Becky got a shit load of money. Her husband pays for and owns all of her Mossimo 90s clothing from Full House Restacked.
No on Stephanie Barker. Trevor would be good.
Absolutely not on Stephanie Barker. Not in this lifetime or any other.
Ditto on Jacqueline Bluth. She would be horrible. I don't know trevor Atkin, but he's got to be better than either of the two other choices. Ugh.
2:20 must be my soulmate; I feel the exact same way!
I am not even certain how Bluth got through. The only thing I can think of is that I have heard that the Judicial Selection Panel throws a clinker in there to help narrow the Governor's choices to the correct choice.
But how could they not be impressed with all of her experiences on high school sports teams or her discussion of a pending case, despite the instruction not to list pending cases? What a joke.
This state of fuck is brought to you by Sisilak, Gibbons, Mehta and the butcher.
As a plaintiff's attorney, I would support Trevor without reservation, particularly given the alternatives.
He'd have to run for re-election soon.
I would write him a $100.00 check.
Anyone attend the bench bar meeting yesterday?Judge Bell issued an order suspending portions of EDCR that conflict with the new NRCP. Admin Order 19-03. Wondering if they discuss this order, the anticipated amendments to EDCR, timing/process for getting a new discovery commissioner?
Here's a link to the order. http://www.clarkcountycourts.us/res/rules-and-orders/2019-03-12_01_33_44_administrative%20order%2019-03.pdf
It would be nice if they would find a way to communicate these changes.
What is odd that the Administrative Order suspends the EDCR regarding time but does not amend the rule as to the deadline for motions. Also funny that it seemed like none of the departments were aware of the need to set hearings for motions. I have yet to receive a hearing date for a motion filed after March 1.
I believe you need to file a request for hearing now.
No, instead of including a Notice of Motion, you just type in HEARING REQUESTED in the caption. That lets the Clerk know that they need to create and send out a Clerk's Notice of Hearing.
What a cluster fuck u.
I have receive a Notice of Hearing from the Court. There was no legend "HEARING REQUESTED" on the moving papers, just the normal (formerly normal??) Notice of Motion with blanks for the Date/Time.
Mary Anderson, Deputy Clerk, prepared and Odyssey-served a Notice of Hearing.
I really want as a tax payer to pay double retirement to Stephanie Barker. She already gets retirement from OBC and AG's office. I want someone else to get a retirement.
There is some things going on in my office that I am concerned about involving ELDC, who should I report it? Pretty bad.
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If you mean EJDC, do not go to the ethics commission or court admin, you will lose your job. Either go to the media or keep your mouth shut. I don't trust anyone done there other than Delany and Denton.
Do not go to channel 8, they cover and support certain judges.
Jesus, what the San Juan Hill hell is going on in this legal community. I am just going to sit back and watch the popcorn pop.
I spilled my cheerio.
And miss the show? First you pop the popcorn, then you put it in the bowl. Season with some kosher salt, and get all comfortable for the show. Rookie.
Finalists for DC 9:
Mark Gentile
John Hunt
Christina Silva
Ugh.
Sisolak and the selection committee suck, who is on there?
John Hunt. I know Sisolak is going for diversity but Hunt was Chairman of the Clark County Democratic Party and has a varied enough background to get through. Gentile has the trial experience but his personal peccadilloes received sufficient press around here the last time that he was up for a nomination.
Make sure not to vote for any of these people when they are appointed.
Gentile has more trial experience than most of the sitting judges.
Silva admitted to the Nevada Bar in 2015! Any state experience???
Siso is the biggest joke. Is she even licensed long enough to be in the running? Who is in charge?
She has no state experience.
Gibbons, I hire only top ten percent Kamer, who ignores court rules by finalizing a 4 year attorney. This is who is in charge of picking these winners.
She's been licensed longer than that just not in Nevada.
San Juan Hill my fiends. We are now in San Juan Hill.
She is 39. 5 years, maybe. Wow spells Mom backwards.
I am glad someone can find humor in this. These finalists except for Trevor suck. Did Stephanie Barker apply for every open spot?
Licensed in Florida in 2007. Started working here in 2010. Worked five damn years in USA's office before finally getting licensed in 2015. Screw that. That's disqualifying, in my eyes.
Licensed for eleven years, excuse me. Up there with Harmony Letizia.
That's disqualifying, in my eyes. Another way of saying that's not disqualifying.
As far as that discipline decision concerning Judge Hastings, it does seem like something that should have, and could have, been handled internally among the municipal judges. Makes them all look very bad that they can't handle any internal protocol between themselves, and completely lack any interpersonal skills to resolve even the smallest of internal conflicts. Instead, it has to become a big, blown-up very public disciplinary hearing, at great tax payer expense. And I also question the priorities of the Disciple Commission. One call to Hastings letting him know that he needs to start performing this Night Time Warrant Duty(or whatever it's stupid acronym is)or they can proceed against him, it is a virtual guarantee that he would have reversed course and started taking his turn with this highly unenviable shitfest of a duty. But that would be far too practical and fair-minded, so why handle and resolve it in such a fashion when we can spend thousands and thousands of dollars and humiliate him very publicly, to the apparent delight of his colleagues who seem to have no real affection for him, to say the least.
It is also important to note that although the Commission put some focus on the fact that he should have been performing this duty as all his colleagues are doing so, the Commission's main focus was that the tax payer gets screwed when Hastings pays for alternates to cover this task.
So, since the Commission's purported concern is of a fiscal nature, I pose two questions:
1. Did not these discipline proceedings cost far more than was ever paid to alternates to cover for Hastings when it was his occasional turn for this duty? Alternates are paid a very modest hourly wage, and the alternates were apparently only used when it was Hastings turn for nocturnal duty(which was not too often as the duty was alternated between all the muni. judges).
2. And since Hastings has offered to loosen the purse strings and pay the alternates from his own funds, why is that not considered relevant since the Commission's primary concern appears to be not to expend in-necessary tax payer money?
Completely agree particularly as it reflects poorly on any of the three-listed chief municipal court judges inability to resolve their own internal issues. At that level of management (and tax payer paid salary), it is pretty disappointing to say the least. I suspect, based on the language of the decision, the Commission is focused on the duty to sit. However, in the larger context and what Municipal Court should have handled on its own, is alternate usage. Was Hastings use excessive? If I am Judge A and I can take three weeks over the course of the year at $100 a session (a maximum of $200 per day), how does that compare with Hasting's use? If there are no rules or procedures governing use, who is to say what is excessive. At the end of the day, super disappointing three individuals who all have law degrees couldn't figure out a way to handle the situation without running to the Commission and double that on the Commission who wastes money on these types of situations. A phone call or letter of caution, I am certain, would have fixed the situation. But I guess Paul Dehyle needs to justify his nearly $1 million dollar budget and no oversight save the Governor's office.
To: 2:05. Yes duty to sit was a focus, but(as 1:36 indicates) the duty to sit is apparently adequately addressed if Hastings satisfies all his judicial obligations by paying out of his own pocket(with no tax payer consequence) the funds to the alternates to cover his warrant duty, which would also address the second concern of The Commission, which is fiscal impact to the public. Once Hastings pays the alternates, there is no fiscal impact to the public.
But, more fundamentally, as these posts address, any semblance of leadership and cooperation between the municipal judges would have handled all this, but apparently the petty squabbles are far more important than demonstrating fair, mature, and intelligent leadership. And, yes, judicial counsel could easily have lit a fire under Hastings with one call or letter. But I guess that's not how they operate.
I would mention that in muni. court, even when some of the faces change, these problems persist. It was the case two decades ago(when it was almost an entirely different court than today) and it persists to the present day. There must be some real negative mojo in the court and the environment, because changing the players does not change these problems. Perhaps they all have a complex that the District Judges, and attorneys, do not view them as "real" judges.
Solid point 3:15. But note Municipal Court 'senority' is as follows: Kerns, Brown, Hastings, Leung, Rogers and Campbell. Kerns and Brown have been in Municipal Court just over 20 years each.
It is time to have Night Court anyway. We're a big enough city and it would mean that people who work during the day could make nighttime appearances.
And what about the poor young associates who would have to add making court appearances at night to their already heavy work schedules?
Many years ago, I had to make some evening appearances in Los Angeles Superior Court, and that never excused me from a normal daytime work day. And it meant yet more nights without seeing my family, and grabbing a fast food burger for dinner.
Yolanda King who is the current county manager makes $260k a year without benefits included.
Ah, money well spent.
Is this a problem? I don't think it's much more than the Las Vegas or Henderson city managers.
County well run, must of your courts.
You got to fight for your right to party!